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First off let me say that I do not agree with everything Microsoft does with the Xbox brand by any means. A few things I despise are: The Kinect shenanigans they had to learn the hard way about (thought it was cool, but they focused too much on it and requiring it was total nonsense) The attempt to remove used games (thank God they pulled back on this one) Overly focusing on digital game purchases MICROTRANSACTIONS (its not just Microsoft, but they're guilty of it too) Charging for Xbox Live (I already pay for the internet, why do I need to pay you for permission to use my internet) I could go on and on, so please understand I'm not some fangirl, they irritate me a lot, but I think the AA battery decision with their controllers was the right decision and here's why: Replacing built in rechargeable batteries is a much bigger hassle than replacing some AA batteries (PS5 controller battery replacement video), and all batteries stop holding charges at some point and become fire hazards, I don't want to have to tear apart my controller just to replace its battery. Rechargeable built in batteries can be easily replaceable if companies designed them right (xbox rechargeable battery) and thats great, but these batteries are often proprietary to the manufacturer, meaning in the long run the possibility of demand becoming so low its no longer profitable to make replacements could create an issue for future collectors of these consoles. The AA standard itself could become obsolete, but it has been here much longer and runs a much lower risk of this occurring for the foreseeable future. I don't want to have to plug in my wireless controller or own two (spending an extra $50.00 or more) so I can swap them out when the batteries die. AA replacement is quick and easy. If the batteries go bad, it is much easier for me to remove and dispose of them on the current Xbox controller than any of its competitors (this might not count as a full reason on its own as it kind of touches on reason 1) For me the perfect solution has been Energizer's rechargeable AA batteries which aren't much more expensive than traditional AA batteries, will save you money in the long run with how long they last and how many recharges you can get out of them and you maintain the convenience and relative future proofing (AA could become obsolete at some point but I don't see it coming anytime soon) without having the waste or annoyance of traditional AA batteries in needing to always purchase replacements. I understand not all will agree and thats cool. Though I think in a perfect world new controllers and consoles would come with rechargeable AA batteries and their charging units. Reduction in waste, ease of use and that relative future proofing while maintaining much of what is loved by built in rechargeable batteries we see elsewhere. Especially considering you can charge these Energizer batteries with them still in the controller via a USB C cable. Also no disrespect to the Playstation controller, not my cup of tea as I grew up on the Xbox controller, but Sony makes a mean good controller.

Hello everyone hope you guys having a lovely start your weekend. I have saved a bunch of discarded vapes which have been chucked out on the ground around my town. Also some people I know who vape have also given me their disposal ones and I've extracted the 3.7 v batteries from them they range from 350 milliamp hours to 550. Now each one I have connected a BMS to individually and soldered two wires from the BMS board. This is great because now I've got a bunch of batteries which I can use for all sorts of things. But I was wondering if there was a way of charging them all in unison so they're in a fairly charged state before I start wiring them together in series etc. Thanks in advance Jay UK

I have a lovely Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming that is still going strong after > 5 years. The only part that truly gave up after all that time is the battery, which I replaced back in late 2021, after 3.5 years of use, after it could not hold an hour of document editing work. The replacement one I got then (K KUYER) breathed a new life into it, but it is now getting to the same threshold after only 1.5-ish years, looking that the replacement part was not as good as the original. Is there anywhere a list of quality replacement batteries manufactures, to know which batteries would last; to minimize e-waste generation?

Recently, I've noticed a slight decrease in charging current for my 8s LiFePO4 battery after around 7 charge cycles. The charger used to deliver 1.48A, but now it charges at around 1.45A. I'm wondering if this is a cause for concern. Could this be an issue with the charger or potentially a problem with the battery? Additional info- my charger only charges my battery upto 90% soc and then cuts off the charge hence while it might be good for the battery health, my battery is prone to disbalancing issues since some bms tend to balance the cells only when the battery is fully charged, so do let me know if that is related to this issue. I use it on my ebike so it(the battery) goes through consistent shocks and tremors and rough use. Any insights or suggestions on diagnosing the situation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!"

Hello! I've gotten a problem with a new-old-stock ZBook 14 from 2014, the CMOS was toast but the internal battery was still good. Sadly that battery went to another friend cause he also had the same machine and his battery had gone poof. Recently I needed mine again, so I bought a new battery. Only to have this appear: It's highly unstable, voltages and percentages, even capacities go all over the place. Cycling the battery doesn't help, a new CMOS battery did not either. Charging it makes it randomize faster, when the battery is 'full' and it's being used its a tad more calm but still doesn't report properly. I thought that battery I bought was faulty, so I returned it and bought one with an actual brand, friends recommended GreenCell so that's what turned up today. Looked fine at first, but now it's the same story all over again. Different chargers didn't change anything and only make the capacities go even more wonky. Once in a while the laptop wont even turn on, blinking its status lights that says "battery too low to start", but when you start it with the charger attached it goes back to normal? Is the laptop faulty in some way? CMOS replacements, reinstalls of Windows, BIOS resets, nothing helps. The laptop is also known as an EliteBook 840, which might help. Tried both 90 watt and 135 watt PSU's, BIOS is on latest from last year, all battery reading tools give the same result.

Summary After ten years of research at Linköping [Lin-sh'oping, with the soft sh] University, Ligna Energy is about to launch the wooden battery on the market. Video Quotes My thoughts They seem to take is quite seriously and I have been hoping for some sort of renewable/recyclable energy to come in order to cope with the growing demand for the electric cars and other devices as well. t this point I have no information if this is something that could be used in the heavier electronics like phones and notebooks but so far I have not seen anything that would have stopped them from doing that. I, personally, have my hopes up! Sources Swedish page: https://www.di.se/hallbart-naringsliv/trabatterier-fran-svenska-skogar-tar-fighten-mot-litium-och-bly/ Google Translate Page: https://www-di-se.translate.goog/hallbart-naringsliv/trabatterier-fran-svenska-skogar-tar-fighten-mot-litium-och-bly/?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US Company Page: https://lignaenergy.se/

Hi, I just bought some Energizer Max Alkaline AA's for my F710 Controller, are they a good brand? I heard Duracell Retail Copper Top leaks a lot even though my controller came with Duracell Oem's Copper Tops. I tried Ni-MH Sony and they gave some issues with my controller sometimes.

Summary In 2021, Maxell Japan will be the first in the world to start mass production of a coin type sulfide based all-solid-state battery. This battery was developed in Japan, and implementation of manufacturing equipment for mass production started in October 2020, in Hyogo, Japan. The battery has a 20 year minimum performance stability, demonstrates superior performance from -50℃ (-58℉) to 125℃ (257℉), balances high input-output characteristics and high energy density despite its small size, and has strengthened supply capacity to meet sample requirements from various fields. Graphs and comparison charts in the links and attachments. Quotes My thoughts I'm hyped to see where this new technology takes us. From what I understand, longer lasting, safer batteries may mean useful developments in the medical field. I feel like the world is filled with things that need a power source, and I notice I've been more conscious about buying gadgets that I can plug in and charge opposed to "runs on AA" products. Trying to be conscious of my carbon footprint and all. Curious on future implementation of this battery and what that means for longevity and sustainability in our everyday powered products. Sources https://www2.maxell.co.jp/ https://biz.maxell.com/en/rechargeable_batteries/allsolidstate.html MaxellJapanPressRelease.pdf

Hi there my name is Tristan munz and I am looking for someone to please give me some simple guidance on installing my own custom battery in a dji phantom 2. I developed my own battery but powers the drone on and doesn't let it take off and gives it the red light error saying no flight possible (and recognises it as a non dji intelligent battery so how can I bypass this) Please if anybody knows of a trick or cable that would need modding inside the drone please let me know I'm desperate and is for a client who needs this drone Kinda regards Tristan Feel most welcome to reply on the forum or my email is tristanmunz@gmail.com

Hey there, So I got to 6th grade of a technical school and we have to find something out to make as a project (doesn't have to be anything very complicated). The idea of my project group was, making some kind of a plug to USB to allow you charge your phones battery during all night but avoiding the battery to get worn off. Basically the plug would let electricity go through until the battery is 100% full then the plug wouldn't allow electricity to go through. As I said this is mainly to avoid the problem that you can't charge the phone all night and avoiding it getting worn off. Now my question are various: 1. Why do batteries ware off after a while ? (You see that batteries after a while work less and less better then when they're being used) 2. What happens with the battery if you keep it charging while it's 100%? (Internally) 3. What are the factors of the deterioration of the battery? Is the charger one of them??

Hello everyone I'am planing to make a uController system for my PC case to controll water temps, fans .... So the thing is i'd like to power this system with the pc psu. So this Controller will only have power if the pc is running. But i want to be able to start my pc per bluetooth so i want to make something like an usv. I planed to make a system which charges an lifepo4 2s battery while the pc is running and it will discharge it while the pc isn't running. I will ad an extra uC for the battery management (an attiny 13 i guess) which meassures the cell voltages on the balancer. If one of them is to high/low he will stop charging/discharging. But i'am not sure yet how to limit the charging current cause i don't know the resistance of a battery . And with a multimeter would be the worst idea . So i drew a little schematic. But of course i'am happy about different solutions.

I need a replacement battery for this https://www.ultrabookbatteries.com/genuine-asus-x540l-a31n1519-a31lo4q-33whr-10-8v-2-9ah-battery.html/A31LO4Q and was wondering if anyone knew of any cheaper options or a better replacement for it. Looking at the battery it looks pretty simple, could I simply buy 3 new NCR18650A batteries (the one i need a replacement for comprises of 3 of these taped together with a red and black wire connecting) and redo the connections myself? Or even buy 3 better batteries to replace it with a better one? How would I go about this; how difficult/dangerous would that be?

Hi all, Looking at the following battery solutions for the BMPCC: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1047967-REG/switronix_pb_solo_lpe6_solo_lp_e6_mount_24_cables_bmcc.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1047968-REG/switronix_pb_solo_sl_pocktbase_solo_sony_l.html Which batteries are generally better/longer lasting? Also for the Sony battery solution, would the following battery work: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Masione-NP-F970-Lithium-ion-Replacement-Camcorder/dp/B00BXVKBIQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1476695839&sr=8-2&keywords=sony+l+series Many thanks.

I have a program in mind that I plan to write which will allow me to determine the mAh run time of a battery when I overvolt it. (Force it to run at a voltage higher than intended) Considering the circumstances it's to be expected that whatever number I come up with the actual run time will be something less due to loss of efficiency though heat and resistance. My goal is to see what I'd be working with based on 100% efficiency then with educated guesses I can determine what the real run time will most likely be. I've come up with a math problem but I wonder if it can be made simpler. I'm currently basing this problem off the use of a 18650 battery: 3.7V 2800mAh with a max output of 6A I have numerous applications for these batteries but the projects require an input of 5V. I have the step up modules to step it up to 5V but it is to be expected that this will reduce the mAh rating of the battery by some percentage. If the mAh rating works how I think it does the following math problem should allow me to determine how long the batteries will last when stepped up to 5V Desired voltage / Designed Voltage = output difference(plus 100%) output difference - 100% = actual difference actual difference x battery mAh = mAh loss Org mAh rating - mAh loss = effective run time in mAh @ 5V If I substitute in my numbers: 5 / 3.7 = 1.351 1.351 - 100%(1.00) = 0.351 0.351 x 2800 = 983.783 2800 - 983.783 = 1816.217 ~1816mAh would be the effective capacity of the battery when running a 5V. If my math is correct is there any way to abbreviate the math problem? If the forum has any mathematicians who would like to see if this can be answered using less problems then it'd be all the better for the program when I write it.

My school is letting us start a video class, but we don't really know what we are doing lol. Just looking for some suggestions. We need just about everything (Camera/Camcorder, Bag, SD Cards, Tripod, Mics, editing software, lighting, anything else we might need that we wouldn't know about). We will be using it to make short movies, advertisements for the school, a weekly school update, and anything else we feel like making. Below I will show the list that I showed to my superintendent today as a start for what we will need. He wants to make sure that it will be used for this class later down the line. The only thing i could think of was getting a camera with detachable lens to change that out in the future. Please suggest away!!!!!!!!! Canon - XA30 HD Flash Memory Camcorder - Black http://www.bestbuy.com/site/canon-xa30-hd-flash-memory-camcorder-black/4882200.p?skuId=4882200 $1,599.99 Was $1,799.99 Digipower - Lithium-Ion Replacement Battery for Canon XA10 - Black $69.99 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/digipower-lithium-ion-replacement-battery-for-canon-xa10-black/5809129.p?skuId=5809129 Canon - Camera Bag - Black $59.99 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/canon-camera-bag-black/6813362.p?skuId=6813362 SanDisk - Extreme PLUS 64GB SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - Black/Gold $44.99 x3 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sandisk-extreme-plus-64gb-sdxc-uhs-i-memory-card-black-gold/4807118.p?skuId=4807118 Manfrotto MVKBFR-LIVEUS lightweight, travel friendly Be Free Fluid Video Kit, Black $237.58 https://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-MVKBFR-LIVEUS-lightweight-travel-friendly/dp/B01MCU1IDZ/ref=sr_1_21?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1501609907&sr=1-21&keywords=manfrotto Update: Ideal price between $3,000-$7,000

Can someone here point me to a high-quality Samsung Note 4 battery? I've tried looking on Amazon and keep running into mixed reviews. Can someone point me to a quality one?

Bluetooth Speaker Build Hello everyone, I’ve recently watched a DIY Bluetooth speaker build on youtube https://youtu.be/a43LXqRwQC8 and am going ahead and trying making my only build inspired by it and have a lot of questions that I would like someone who knows a little more than me opinions on. Thanks in advance. I plan on building something like this: In this post I’m just going to be considering electronics, I will work on building the housing later but feel free to put any comments, ideas or questions you have about the housing below. Components So far I’ve bought most of the components for it from eBay which I’ve listed below 2 x Dayton Audio ND65-8 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dayton-Audio-ND65-8-6-4cm-Aluminium-Cone-Full-Range-Driver-8-Ohm-Huge-Saving-/322835667559?epid=1469751185&hash=item4b2a815a67:g:3TkAAOSwZlZZ51dS 30w Mini Amplifier (30w times 2 channels) http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEP30Wx2-Audio-Module-Class-D-Digital-Power-Amplifier-Board-Replace-TDA8932-/182474865752?epid=593221892&hash=item2a7c597c58:g:LHgAAOSwx6pYt1BR Bluetooth Module http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bluetooth-4-0-Audio-Receiver-Board-Wireless-Stereo-Sound-Module-for-Car-LN-BT02-/282595837490?hash=item41cc064632:g:Dz0AAOSwoFxZga~G Potentiometer http://www.ebay.com/itm/B50K-50K-Ohm-Dual-Linear-Taper-Volume-Control-Potentiometer-Switch-T1-/252592538746?epid=1787033900&hash=item3acfb0447a:g:4J4AAOSwCGVYBsy7 (I might not use this, I’ll probably just use the buttons that come with the Bluetooth module) The only parts I believe I still need to order are the batteries and charger, the ideal voltage would be 24V as that’s the amps max, and anything that goes with that which is where I’m a bit lost with what to do. Drivers The first problem is that the drivers arrived yesterday and when I opened them one was a ND65-8 (8 Ohm resistance) and one was a ND65-4 (4 Ohm resistance), from what I can tell only difference between the two is the resistance. I’ve contacted the seller and they said they could replace the ND65-8 with a ND65-4 so that I would end up with two ND65-4s. I’m wondering if this would work or do I need to get them to get me a second ND65-8. The amps specs on the back of it say you can use 4R speakers at 16V and 12V. I presume at 24V the wattage would be too high. How much of a difference would there be between using 4R drivers at 16V and 8R at 30W. The only problem is I bought what were meant to be the last ND65-8s but I guess if that is what I paid for they would have to work out a way to get me another one. Just as an afterthought I presume I couldn’t just use what I have and use one of each as I would get different volumes from each. This is the most urgent problem at the moment as I need to respond to the seller. Power The other issue is power, the Ideal situation would be to have the batteries fully contained in the speaker and it self balance (if that is necessary, which from what I’ve been looking at is very important). I would then just plug in a charger brick (e.g like a laptop size power adaptor) and it would charge up all the cells. The last part that I’m not sure is possible but would be really nice to have is a way to see how much battery is left like a little lcd display on the side. All minimum and maximum cutoffs voltages would be taken care of and all I would need to see is the percentage just like a phone but I don’t know if this is feasible or not. Option 1 Use the method in the video of using 5, 6 or 7 individually protected 18650 cells. This method would mean I would have to take each cell out individually and charge them all before putting them back in. I’m thinking this would be a bit impractical. Also all of the protection circuits I’ve been looking at have a minimum cutoff voltage of around 2.5V whereas I’m pretty sure you weren't meant to discharge a cell past about 3.5V. Would this mean I would have to monitor all the cells manually making the over discharge protection a bit pointless but I guess still nice to have. An example of a protection circuit I’ve found, most of them are similar to this. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1S-2A-3-7V-4-2V-Li-ion-18650-Battery-Cell-BMS-Circuit-Protection-Round-Board/112554179554?hash=item1a34c07be2:g:NfUAAOSwfcBZkrgQ Option 2 Create a series set of 5, 6 or 7 18650s cells in series. I’m putting 7 in there because when discharging the cells down fully they will give 3.5V, so 3.5*7=23.5V, pretty close to 24V but not sure how important this is. My only worry with doing this is when fully charged at 4.2V so 4.2*7=29.4V it would be too much for the amp so I would have to get a voltage step down for this. Also with all of the protection circuits they all seem to have cut off voltages of around 2.5V per cell so again this seems to defeat the purpose of the over discharge protection for what I’m trying to do. The example below also has an overcharge cutoff voltage of 4.325V and I know you should only charge each cell to 4.2V. Does this all mean that the purpose of this circuit is more of a backup protection circuit and you still need to use a full on balancing charger as well as over discharge alarms to know when the cells are fully drained.. An example of a 7S protection cell I’ve found, most of them are similar to this. https://www.ebay.com/itm/PCM-Protection-Circuit-Module-BMS-22A-7S-25-9V-Li-ion-Li-Po-battery-7S22W001-/321784266292?hash=item4aebd63e34 . Option 3 Still using 5, 6 or 7 18650s cells in series and create my own cutoff circuit with adjustable voltages so I could set it to 3.5V, e.g https://youtu.be/1Fs4SfVSsLk. This seems quite complicated as I’m quite new to electronics but could probably give it a go and get some help from someone local. I would need to convert it to 5, 6 or 7 cells, whatever I use and may need a bit of help with that. I could use my Turnigy Accucell-6 50W 6A Balancer/Charger (which I already own for drone batteries) if I was using 5 or 6 cells to charge it (it doesn’t support 7S). This would work but whenever took the speaker somewhere like on holiday I would have to take the charger aswell, which could be a bit inconvenient. This method does have the advantage that I could use the cutoffs circuit display as a bit of a battery percentage monitor, though it wouldn’t mean anything to anyone else who looked at it and would probably confuse them a bit. So far I’m thinking this is the best method but not perfect. https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-accucell-6-50w-6a-balancer-charger-lihv-capable.html?___store=en_us I'm very open to other options like getting a 24V battery that has all of the electronics and everything done for me inside it but I can’t seem to find any that aren't massive and weigh multiple kg but please send me some links if you can. I swear I’ve seen some in videos before but can’t remember where. Please comment on as much or as little as you know and I’ll keep everyone updated with how it goes. A huge thanks to everyone who got this far and really looking forward to what you have to say. Josh

I have a small pelican case (Orange) that I keep my GoPro, batteries, and portable charger in. I often leave it in my vehicle because I travel a lot. Is it safe to leave camera equipment in a vehicle on a hot day? I don't know how hot it gets, but my car is dark blue so it soaks up sunlight and builds interior heat really quick? I know that I should check each items operating temp in the manual, but will it cause any other damage besides with the batteries?

Whenever Apple releases an iPhone, they publish the battery capacity to the last digit. But other OEMs round it off to the last 100th place. Any reasoning behind this?

Hi ! I just bought the new Astro A50 (2019 Edition) and i was wondering, can i let them charge on my base station even on full charge. For example, can i let them charge overnight or this will affect the batterie and it is not recommended ? I would of asked it on Astro Gaming Forum but unfortunately, there is none haha ! Thanks :P

US customs have seized 20 batteries that were headed to Louis Rossmann's shop just days after the CBC video on Apple's dubious repairs aired. (See note in edit below regarding timing). Here is a screen cap of the notice of seizure. EDIT 19th Oct 2018 - Some users pointed out that the date of seizure on the letter above is 6th of Sept 2018, which is technically before the CBC piece aired, however as LTT forum HashBrowns pointed out, Louis said on Reddit that Apple were informed of the story two months ago, long before this seizure, which is why he is still referring to it as suspicious timing in the video.

So.......lots to show, lots to tell! Now on to Elon and one of his team leads: The hilarious honk-a-thon in response to Elon: The industry-kicker stats: 54% range increase total (from both battery chemistry and manufacturing process improvements) 56% dollars per kilowatt-hour cost reduction 69% reduction in dollars invested per gigawatt-hour Future battery + body factories will be 35% more compact $25,000 model coming in 2022/2023 Batteries & Cell Manufacturing Developments: Transition from 21700 to 4680 batteries up to 16% more range compared to existing power packs New cells made without tabs. Dry-cell manufacturing (dry electrode forming) process reduces factory space utilization and energy footprint by 90% (aka down to 1/10th compared to existing process) Each new assembly line produces 7 times more batteries that existing 2170 assembly lines. New process of "forming" cells into battery packs reduces footprint by 75% (aka down to 1/4th compared to existing process) Terafactory (1 terawatt-hour of annual capacity output) is 1/10th the footprint of an equivalent 150GWh Gigafactory (1 gigawatt-hour annual output). Full-scale production starting 2021 (the current low-scale factory is apparently "just around the corner" from where this event was held) Battery Chemistry, Raw Materials, and Reusing Spent Batteries: Silicon will be used for anodes (apparently stores 9 times more lithium than graphite) Using silicon increases range by up to 20% Efforts in the near future will be focused on replacing Cobalt with Nickel for cathodes (is more cost-effective than iron and helps provide more energy density than cobalt ~ not to mention environmental & humanitarian rights issues with mining cobalt) Using nickel reduces per-cell cathode cost by 15% Iron, manganese, and/or nickel will be used depending on the product. "Terawatt-scale" amounts of Lithium will be mined from clay in Nevada soil for the foreseeable future using and "acid-free" saline extraction method More than 80% reduction in distance between raw material source and lithium/cathode processing plants. Raw materials from recycled batteries will be reused to make new "Million Mile Batteries" (referring to battery packs that will last 1,000,000 driven miles instead of 500,000 miles before needing to be replaced) Recycled cells from spent battery packs contain 18.8% more nickel, 2% more lithium, and 1.8% more cobalt than the "typical" freshly-mined ore. Supply of spent battery cells expected to grow exponentially Model Y autobody casting process improvements & structural battery packs: 370 total fewer parts per vehicle (79 part reduction from casting) 10% reduction in completed mass Up to 14% range increase 40% cost reduction in new rear underbody casting process New "Giga Casting" process (larger shot size, higher velocity/pressure, increased tonnage) New custom aluminum alloy does not require heat treatment or coatings New battery packs will also serve as structural reinforcement The Plaid Model S: Less than 2 second 0-to-60mph acceleration (beats the world record of 2.218 seconds from 2019) 200MPH top speed 1100 Horsepower 520-mile range 1 min, 30.3 second Laguna Seca lap time or better Deliveries start late 2021 (aka next year) The End: Livestream recording & other sources: https://www.tesla.com/2020shareholdermeeting https://cleantechnica.com/2020/09/22/tesla-battery-day-liveblog-livestream/ There are many more details that are not listed above both from the main presentation and the following Q&A. If you find any more of these info nuggets, please point them out!

School starts in 2 days and suddenly my my ASU’s laptop has gone weird. It won’t work unless it’s in power but it doesn’t charge and when I do manage to turn it on without it being plugged in it’s very sensitive and it will shut off even if I tilt the screen pls help thanks

Summary California startup NDB, Inc. announced yesterday that they have made groundbreaking strides in their development of a self-charging battery that derives energy from radio-isotope decay. They also announced partnership with two companies which will be working with them to beta-test the technology. Quotes My thoughts While this seems too good to be true, the concept of recycling waste from nuclear energy production into cheap, portable power is incredibly exciting. It could be extremely beneficial in medical technology, in low-power implants such as pacemakers and hearing aids. If it is scale-able, it could usher in a new dawn of consumer devices that never need to be charged. Imagine an Echo Dot that can be placed anywhere in your home without needing a single cable, or earbuds that never lose their charge. Applications in micro-mobility devices and electric vehicles are even more exciting, although this may be pushing the boundaries of rational optimism. At the very least, this tech is an avenue towards reducing nuclear waste. Sources https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/25/self-charging-thousand-year-battery-startup-ndb-aces-key-tests-and-lands-first-beta-customers/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAN7XiB5nvSIjyRgBAQwF-tftSWPMooB8V-_1pUXSb5xaA6fbtLtoSx9wH1_ZHZfncW-0MY586loppvoG09HzZf3fJissJO1bSyXe7pljpPskWdrgZyRQNQXNfLMFnxFU0pKFG6r6tpSmURdsYhJgjf5l0wlssCLAwPho4DWm0JCo https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ndb-inc-announces-major-technological-120000841.html https://newatlas.com/energy/nano-diamond-self-charging-batteries-ndb/ https://ndb.technology/

Hi, I know this may have been in the news already but what does everyone else think of the British company, Dyson making an electric car and how they may compete against Tesla. https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/14/17013694/dyson-electric-car-lineup https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/14/17013694/dyson-electric-car-lineup https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/26/james-dyson-electric-car-2020