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Bright future for self-charging batteries
« on: April 30, 2017, 01:11:21 pm »
Bright future for self-charging batteries
New tech could one day make battery chargers obsolete

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    April 24, 2017
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    McGill University
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    Who hasn't lived through the frustrating experience of being without a phone after forgetting to recharge it? This could one day be a thing of the past thanks to technology under development.
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Offline Joe Wooten

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Re: Bright future for self-charging batteries
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2017, 01:18:52 pm »
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Re: Bright future for self-charging batteries
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2017, 02:13:03 am »
Elderberry wrote:
"Solar charging doesn't work in the dark."

At night, just put the phone down beneath a light.
Problem solved!   ;)

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Re: Bright future for self-charging batteries
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2017, 02:23:33 am »
Has anyone else used a solar-powered power brick out in the woods without any other means than solar?
Do you know how long it takes to charge?
DAYS.