As I walked along the supposed Golden Path I was confronted by a mysterious spectre. He pointed to the graveyard over on yonder hill.Super Nova wrote:Understanding the universe is a path to enlightenment.
I wish the promises of religion and eternal life were true. Religion fought a war with science until the evidence could not be hushed up. I consider its days are numbered. Not replaced by science but only has a place in the minds of those who cannot handle the reality we are not special and are just smart animals where each individual is in signification in space and time.
Wizard of Oz? Do not speak with forked tongue.
Breakthrough 'self-healing' battery allows you to leave the charger at home
* by: James Billington Technology Reporter
* From: news.com.au
* 2 hours ago November 19, 2013 10:49AM
RESEARCHERS at Stanford University have developed a potential next-generation of battery with a new coating that enables it to "self-heal" and prolong its lifespan.
In a press release from the University it explained these new batteries will work by using a "stretchy polymer that coats the electrode, binds it and spontaneously heals tiny cracks that develop."
Why batteries deteriorate is due to electrodes swelling and shrinking each time it charges and discharges, making the material brittle and cracking.
This new polymer with tiny nanoparticles of carbon would coat and repair those cracks "within just a few hours," it claimed.
Scientists mimicked nature in the search for the answer of this new breakthrough. "Self-healing is very important for the survival and long lifetimes of animals and plants… we want to incorporate this feature into lithium ion batteries so they will have a long lifetime as well."
Their technique emulates the "process that allows biological molecules such as DNA to assemble."
In today's plug-in lifestyle, the gadgets themselves have rapidly advanced, the source powering them hasn't evolved as quickly. We'd be lucky to get two days' juice out of our smartphones. Therefore, this news is welcomed with a sigh of relief for not only technology users but manufacturers, too. With automotive technology increasingly shifting towards the electric vehicle, limited battery range still poses the biggest problem. Solving this could see electric transportation finally take to the open road.
The battery is in the lab stage and still has plenty of development work. For the moment, we will have to remain perennially attached to the plug socket.
This is really cool. Thanks for the article. If we can build self healing technology/machines we are on to something big.Rorschach wrote:Breakthrough 'self-healing' battery allows you to leave the charger at home
* by: James Billington Technology Reporter
* From: news.com.au
* 2 hours ago November 19, 2013 10:49AM
RESEARCHERS at Stanford University have developed a potential next-generation of battery with a new coating that enables it to "self-heal" and prolong its lifespan.
In a press release from the University it explained these new batteries will work by using a "stretchy polymer that coats the electrode, binds it and spontaneously heals tiny cracks that develop."
Why batteries deteriorate is due to electrodes swelling and shrinking each time it charges and discharges, making the material brittle and cracking.
This new polymer with tiny nanoparticles of carbon would coat and repair those cracks "within just a few hours," it claimed.
Scientists mimicked nature in the search for the answer of this new breakthrough. "Self-healing is very important for the survival and long lifetimes of animals and plants… we want to incorporate this feature into lithium ion batteries so they will have a long lifetime as well."
Their technique emulates the "process that allows biological molecules such as DNA to assemble."
In today's plug-in lifestyle, the gadgets themselves have rapidly advanced, the source powering them hasn't evolved as quickly. We'd be lucky to get two days' juice out of our smartphones. Therefore, this news is welcomed with a sigh of relief for not only technology users but manufacturers, too. With automotive technology increasingly shifting towards the electric vehicle, limited battery range still poses the biggest problem. Solving this could see electric transportation finally take to the open road.
The battery is in the lab stage and still has plenty of development work. For the moment, we will have to remain perennially attached to the plug socket.
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Super Nova wrote:Space boat could explore lakes on Saturn's moon Titan[img]
Scientists have proposed to a send boat-like floating probe to land on the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan.
Titan, the largest of more than 60 natural satellites that orbit Saturn, is covered in seas, lakes and rivers composed of methane.[/url]
Super Nova wrote:Space boat could explore lakes on Saturn's moon Titan
Scientists have proposed to a send boat-like floating probe to land on the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan.
Titan, the largest of more than 60 natural satellites that orbit Saturn, is covered in seas, lakes and rivers composed of methane.[/url]
Which one? There's 27 of discovered so far. Turns out those big Jovian planets are good at capturing satellites.The Uncanny Hengeman wrote:~~ AiA please post me a pic of a moon of Uranus.
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