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Built In Battery

Material holding own power
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The last time I checked, I didn't have a battery to power my body. I guess the energy required to run it is stored in the stuff that makes me.

In the same way, I would like to see a pliable material that can somehow store a charge and release it again on demand. That way, we don't need to buy batteries, replace batteries, pull hair out when there are no batteries around.

Effectively, the device is now made from a battery, plus everything is lighter as there would be no need for a separate battery.

A car for example, could be made of this 'battery' material. Electric cars wouldn't need a boot full of car batteries then.

A kettle for example, could store the power from the heat of the water as it cools.

noblea, Dec 14 2004

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       //can somehow store a charge//   

       I'm sure we'd all like to see that material, but this sounds like magic to me.
Thod, Dec 14 2004
  

       machines that can calculate a million times faster than I can? That sounds like magic to me.
noblea, Dec 15 2004
  

       [-] There's no invention here - it's just a wish.   

       The key word being "somehow".
BunsenHoneydew, Nov 19 2005
  

       How do you input and extract the power? Batteries are simple machines, they have bits that conduct current in and out, bits that hold charge and bits that transfer the incoming current into the charge holding medium. I just don't see how you can do this with a homogenous material. Answer these questions and you'll get buns aplenty.
wagster, Nov 19 2005
  
      
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