• Embrace the nerdgasm! Super capacitors advancing into the real world!
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[QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;39691786]Thank fuck. I hate it when my vibrator runs out of charge three hours in to a six hour session. Having to dress myself, go get more batteries, stuff them in and turn on my vibrator again kills the moon so much.[/QUOTE] [t]http://filesmelt.com/dl/SANYO_Universal_4-Position_Charger.jpg[/t] ALSO: [QUOTE=DeeCeeTeeBee;39691786]kills the moon so much.[/QUOTE] What? :v:
[QUOTE=Ardosos;39691717]Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't capacitors not able to store a charge long term without being "refreshed" every so often? Or does that not apply to these "super" capacitors?[/QUOTE] Some capacitors can hold their charge for a long time. It's why you should never open a computer power supply: the capacitors inside can literally kill you.
[QUOTE=Chryseus;39691750]A capacitor can store a charge for a long time, depending on its internal leakage this can last hours to years. Most memory (RAM & ROM) is stored with capacitance.[/QUOTE] Is it possible this new tech thingy could be made into some kinda of super ram?
When can we implant them in the body
[QUOTE=Del91;39694770]Ever taken apart a disposable camera? They have some relatively big capacitors inside, and I've heard some people modify them to be like a tazer.[/QUOTE] No they have a relatively small capacity but high working voltage, usually < 100uF @ 400V, this is a charge of 40mC which is the same as a fully charged 1V 40mF capacitor, most super capacitors range from 0.1F to 10F at a few volts maximum. I'm also not entirely convinced these can replace batteries in higher drain applications, while the energy density is clearly greater than other super capacitor technologies I somewhat doubt it comes anywhere close to a battery.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;39680185]My only real concern is that if this does become a reality, EVERYONE is going to be plugging in immediately when using devices with this included, and pull huge amount of energy instantaneously from the power grid. Right now devices simply suck it slowly, like a person drinking through a straw. That allows the power companies to compensate whenever there is a big power draw, because it's slow enough to divert extra power to certain areas in the grid. This though would be like dumping all the water at once, which is almost impossible to compensate for. We'll really have to figure out how to deal with this before this kind of technology goes anywhere, or we have the possibility of some dangerous consequences.[/QUOTE] While this would be a valid concern, this scenario hinges on everyone charging everything they have at the same time, which isn't going to happen in reality. If, for example, some device took 1 minute to charge its supercapacitor, you'd have to have everyone plug in their stuff within one minute of each other. In normal usage charging times would be naturally spread out over a few hours at least, which wouldn't cause undue strain on the grid.
[QUOTE=bull3tmagn3t;39715456]When can we implant them in the body[/QUOTE] Right now. [editline]26th February 2013[/editline] It won't do anything interesting, but hey you got a capacitor inside you!
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