Plastic Batteries Coming Soon?

Roland Piquepaille writes "Engineers at Brown University have built a prototype of a hybrid plastic battery that uses a conductive polymer. The system, which marries the power of a capacitor with the storage capacity of a battery, can store and deliver power efficiently. For example, during performance testing, 'it delivered more than 100 times the power of a standard alkaline battery.' Still, it's unlikely that such a device can appear on the market before several years."

Finally!!!!

[ZiakII]

Something to use in my sega nomad!!!

Ouch

[CrazyJim1]

'it delivered more than 100 times the power of a standard alkaline battery.', slurred the engineer with the scortched tounge.

The engines canna take it no more!

[davidwr]

Kirk: More power Scotty!
Scotty: The engines, they canna take it no more, they'll blow for sure
ENERGIZER BUNNY INTERRUPTS: *clang* *clang* *clang*
Announcer: Compared to regular dilithium crystals engines powered by new Energizer Polymer crystals last twice as long.
ENERGIZER BUNNY: *clang* *clang* *clang*
[fade to black, Enterprise exploding in the background]

Is this the Batacitor?

[Anonymous Coward]

All we need now are the grailstones to charge it and off upRiver we go!!

Re:Ouch

[TeknoHog]

Actually, the resistance of the tongue would probably limit the current to a safe level, even if the battery were capable of much bigger current than today's batteries.

-- TeknoHog, ruining perfectly good jokes with technical facts since 1978.

Re:Ouch

[veganboyjosh]

ok gene simmons.