Posted on 02/06/2010 11:44:40 AM PST by ruralvoter
The battery, which has powered our lives for generations, may soon be consigned to the dustbin of history.
British scientists say they have created a plastic that can store and release electricity, revolutionising the way we use phones, drive cars - and even wear clothes.
It means the cases of mobiles and iPods could soon double up as their power source - leading to gadgets as thin as credit cards.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
more like a daywalker than a ginger
Thanks grey_whiskers. Obviously this plastic will destroy the climate and our civilization, and must be banned.
Yes, I actually did make that up. And if that doesn’t satisfy you, I thought it up all by myself. Does that make you feel better?
>>It’s not a battery - it’s just a capacitor using new material
Bingo.
I thought someone with the screen name dr who would get sarcasm. I was just kidding. It is obvious you made it up.
Well, I thought that you thought that...oh, nevermind. HA! HA! Ha! Ha.
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