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This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Every week on the news you hear about a miracle graphite battery that is super thin and has 500 times the capacity. The fi

This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Every week on the news you hear about a miracle graphite battery that is super thin and has 500 times the capacity. The first time I was excited, the second disappointed, and every other time I just sighed. I'll believe it once it's hit the market. I don't understand why the news reports experimental research just because it's novel. Of course the researchers will play along because it makes their work seem important, stroking their egos and helping them get future funding.

TeMPOraL 11y ago
> I don't understand why the news reports experimental research just because it's novel. Ad impressions.
dzhiurgis 11y ago
All I can think now is "Will a new battery size of rolodex be able charge your iPhone 400 times and power your electric car drive from Folkestone to Stoke-on-Trent?" And "New solar panel technology powers 30 middle Atlantic households or 400 French sheds."