Nanotechnology via Space question?? The future

I was reading somewhere that a company has patented a new battery technology
that can hold 100 times more power per gram than current batteries do and it
can be charged in under 6 minutes and will not wear out like current
batteries do.

Thinking more on that subject I was thinking of the future implications of
some of the technologies that are coming up.
Imagine when this happens it would/could cure our environment problems and
clear up all envioment problems because our cars could finally run of
batteries and there would be no draw backs.
Mix this in with the new solar panels Ive been reading about which also use
smaller nano technology and are surpose to be 30% more efficient then
imagine the future. No reliance on the middle east for oil.(while much
anyway).

I just wondered how and where you think these types of advancements in nano
technologies will lead to and how you think it will effect our efficiency in
space travel.
Anybody got any likely but serious predictions for the future.?

Burt

"Burt" wrote in message
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I was reading somewhere that a company has patented a new battery
technology
that can hold 100 times more power per gram than current batteries do and
it
can be charged in under 6 minutes and will not wear out like current
batteries do.

According to New Scientist, these batteries can be charged in 6 minutes, can
be charged more often, and can deliver 3 times more power - but the only
figure of '100' mentioned is '100 squares metres of electrode per gram'.
Holding 100 times more energy (which I think is what you meant) really
*would* be world-changing but unfortunately isn't correct. I think they hold
the same energy as some other batteries, but can deliver it 3 times faster.

Thinking more on that subject I was thinking of the future implications of
some of the technologies that are coming up.
Imagine when this happens it would/could cure our environment problems
and
clear up all envioment problems because our cars could finally run of
batteries and there would be no draw backs.
Mix this in with the new solar panels Ive been reading about which also
use
smaller nano technology and are surpose to be 30% more efficient then
imagine the future. No reliance on the middle east for oil.(while much
anyway).

I just wondered how and where you think these types of advancements in
nano
technologies will lead to and how you think it will effect our efficiency
in
space travel.
Anybody got any likely but serious predictions for the future.?

Nanotech could let us make smaller, better unmanned probes - but advances in
power supply or thrusters are probably more important, I'd say.

Andrew

Some technologies are great breakthroughs scientifically and I mean great.
The problem is they take too long to come to market. Look at what has
happened to computers that drive cars. The first one I saw was a 486dx2 50
notebook driving a car, no foot pedal actuators just steering wheel, down
the road. Then look at Darpa. The problem is that the tecknology is such a
huge success that it will be years before it is marketed basically because
they want to develope it for the maximum amount to economic return, namely
trillions and trillions of dollars instead of mear billions. It could be
a while before we see those new batteries no matter how much we might want
or need them.

My 2c worth
Tom

Burt ) wrote:
: I was reading somewhere that a company has patented a new battery technology
: that can hold 100 times more power per gram than current batteries do and it
: can be charged in under 6 minutes and will not wear out like current
: batteries do.

: Thinking more on that subject I was thinking of the future implications of
: some of the technologies that are coming up.
: Imagine when this happens it would/could cure our environment problems and
: clear up all envioment problems because our cars could finally run of
: batteries and there would be no draw backs.
: Mix this in with the new solar panels Ive been reading about which also use
: smaller nano technology and are surpose to be 30% more efficient then
: imagine the future. No reliance on the middle east for oil.(while much
: anyway).

: I just wondered how and where you think these types of advancements in nano
: technologies will lead to and how you think it will effect our efficiency in
: space travel.
: Anybody got any likely but serious predictions for the future.?

: Burt



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