astro
October 21, 2003, 3:03am
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Powering small devices with water -
THE TECHNOLOGY is based on the interaction between liquids and solids on a very small scale. The surface of the solid receives a small charge that attracts opposite-charged ions in the liquid and repels like-charged ions. The process creates an electric double layer (EDL)—a thin liquid layer with a net charge that ranges from a thickness of several nanometers to a few micrometers.
Wearia
October 21, 2003, 4:21am
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Hopefully they’ll find some way to apply it easily, and we’ll get water batteries in a few years.
Does this mean the calculator, phones need to have water in them to function? How much water would be required to supply the voltage for a phone?
jovan
October 21, 2003, 11:06am
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At this stage, I don’t this anybody knows.
The beeb has a slightly longer story:
“The applications in electronics and microelectronic devices are very exciting,” said Professor Kostiuk.
“This technology could provide a new power source for devices such as mobile phones or calculators which could be charged up by pumping water to high pressure.”
They suggest more research needs to be done to develop the potential of how their prototype device can be turned into a battery for commercial use.
“Wow! I didn’t know you had a lake on your property!”
lieu
October 21, 2003, 4:21pm
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Wow, I hope this doesn’t drive up the price of urine.