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Title: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: Clive on November 09, 2009, 15:59

http://pda.physorg.com/_news176646131.html

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: sam on November 09, 2009, 16:40

if it works then it sounds like electric vehicles will not have the range issues the yanks moan about... I'm not quite sure I get how it works though.

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: Rik on November 09, 2009, 16:40

That would be a massive step forward, Clive, with all sorts of ramifications for the power requirements of mobile devices.

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: Clive on November 09, 2009, 21:31

I should have held back on purchasing my new mobile phone!   :D

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: sam on November 09, 2009, 21:35

no. no, you shouldn't have.

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: Clive on November 09, 2009, 21:40

 :pmsl:  I still have £10 of prepaid calls to make on that one Sam.  Once I've used my quota of free calls on my Tesco phone I shall revert to "old faithful". 

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: Simon on November 09, 2009, 21:41

Quote from: Clive on November 09, 2009, 21:31

I should have held back on purchasing my new mobile phone!   :D

You did!  For about 10 years!  ;D

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: Clive on November 09, 2009, 21:51

And with good reason I might add!  I can see the numbers on the old one!   ;D

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: sam on November 09, 2009, 21:51

Quote from: Clive on November 09, 2009, 21:40

:pmsl:  I still have £10 of prepaid calls to make on that one Sam.  Once I've used my quota of free calls on my Tesco phone I shall revert to "old faithful". 

argh, if only the same worked here, you lose you prepaid money after a couple of months, bloody daft.

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: Clive on November 09, 2009, 21:55

I put £20 on it 5 years ago and so far have only used half of it.  I put £15 on the Tesco phone to call home from abroad and Tesco give me £30 of free calls which have to be used within a month or you lose them.   :bawl:

Title: Re: Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion model
Post by: sam on November 09, 2009, 22:21

its like that all the time here... plus my phone doesnt have a sim card in it, well odd.