Friday, March 10, 2006
Nanotechnology Boosts Laptop Batteries?
Posted by Jon Westfall in "NEWS" @ 09:00 AM
"Battery life is becoming an increasingly important issue for mobile computing users. With screens getting larger and brighter and laptop CPUs getting more powerful, the strains on batteries have continued to increase, and the technology just isn't keeping pace. Five years ago, my iBook routinely got five hours from a single charge, yet new laptops struggle to achieve the same results. Some alternatives, such as fuel cells, look promising, but size and weight issues continue to limit their potential. However, help may be at hand. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been working on (PDF file) an interesting new way of extending battery life. Their technique uses a device called an "ultracapacitor," which, unlike the time-traveling flux capacitor, actually exists as a product"
An interesting writeup on the possible battery capacitors of the future. It would be very cool to not have to charge my laptop's batteries all that often. I find myself now only using it mostly when I know I'm near a power source, which really doesn't do much for the advertising that proclaimed my laptop "ultra-portable". Of course, that's why I have a Pocket PC!
An interesting writeup on the possible battery capacitors of the future. It would be very cool to not have to charge my laptop's batteries all that often. I find myself now only using it mostly when I know I'm near a power source, which really doesn't do much for the advertising that proclaimed my laptop "ultra-portable". Of course, that's why I have a Pocket PC!
