floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoBetavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargersmobilesyrup.comexternal-linkmessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down159
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52arrow-down4·2 years ago“it says can keep a device charged for 50 years.” On a device that gets replaced every 1-3 years? 🤔 Better be user replaceable or that’s a lot of energy being stored in landfills.
minus-squarewahming@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years agoTurning every landfill into a fission reactor is certainly one way to fix the landfill issue
minus-squarelondos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 years agoWould be cool for long term, low power devices like sensors embedded in concrete in bridges and building structures for monitoring stresses.
minus-squareLazaroFilm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoMake devices BYOB (Bring Your Own Battery)
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoThe battery tech isn’t the part that needs replacing. ;)
minus-squaresmileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agodeleted by creator
“it says can keep a device charged for 50 years.”
On a device that gets replaced every 1-3 years? 🤔
Better be user replaceable or that’s a lot of energy being stored in landfills.
Turning every landfill into a fission reactor is certainly one way to fix the landfill issue
Would be cool for long term, low power devices like sensors embedded in concrete in bridges and building structures for monitoring stresses.
Make devices BYOB (Bring Your Own Battery)
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The battery tech isn’t the part that needs replacing. ;)
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Planned obsolescence.