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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

If it charges 20x faster, that is the thing that deserves the attention


70 posted on 10/14/2014 1:08:40 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL; Swordmaker
If it charges 20x faster, that is the thing that deserves the attention
It certainly could affect the tradeoff between battery weight and the need to avoid having to recharge. If you get a 70% charge in only 2 minutes as claimed, you might want a lighter product and be willing to live with the need for one recharge during the day . . .

73 posted on 10/14/2014 1:19:59 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion ("Liberalism” is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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It’s easy to speculate that the researchers are hopelessly optimistic about getting this technology to market in 2 years.

OTOH if Apple were to throw in on it in order to make better laptops and iPhones, maybe the idea isn’t really that farfetched.

The sapphire idea seems to have flopped, tho.

74 posted on 10/14/2014 1:51:10 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion ("Liberalism” is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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