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Heck, I'd say I see an article about new battery developments multiple times a year. I wonder if the delay has as much or more to do with economics than actual
by goda90 11y ago
Heck, I'd say I see an article about new battery developments multiple times a year.
I wonder if the delay has as much or more to do with economics than actual research and development. It might not be in the best interest of a lot of players, whether that's battery manufacturers, or device manufacturers, to produce something that has improved longevity if that means fewer sales due to batteries wearing out.
- LoSboccacc 11y agoYeah last time they completely resolved memory problems and made batteries which basically lasted forewer. http://m.learningenglish.voanews.com/a/nanowires-battery/3313100.html http://m.learningenglish.voanews.com/a/nanowires-battery/331... I wish I could live in scientist land XD
- extrapickles 11y agoIts economics in the manor that its non-trivial and time consuming to produce a physical good. A existing factory can take 6+ months to retool, especially if you don't want to interrupt its existing output much. Also a bunch of the developments don't pan out for various reasons, like not being able to get the yield high enough to be worth while, requires large amounts of unobtainium, have very restrictive operating requirements not mentioned in press release (such as a 140F auto-ignition temperature), etc.