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Main Sugar Constituent Provides Effective Anode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries
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31/8/2012

Tokyo University of Science
Main Sugar Constituent Provides Effective Anode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries

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[Obito Uchiha]

Another great piece of technology from Japan!

[Tristan Morrow]

Electrifying news!

[Mojo Dojo]

Tesla Motors should be happy

[Sedokun]

5yrs? I can't wait so long!

[soldier9599]

I agree 100% with you about using capacitors as a power supply, but this raises an interesting point. Imagine a device that uses a capacitor in conjunction with a battery, used as a middle man between a charging supply and the battery. Connect the built in capacitor to a high current and it charges almost instantly. Then, after disconnect, the capacitor slowly discharges into the battery while on the go.

[soldier9599]

Most people in USA have little to no knowledge of Hydrogen cars, but electric cars are picking up steam. I think everyone that truly understands Hydrogen cars realizes their impracticality. They require pointless energy transformation from electrical sources and the use of heat engines which are inherently inefficient by their very nature, as Sadi Carnot pointed out in the early 1800's. It's only a matter of time until combustion engines are entirely eradicated.

[soldier9599]

What is the structure of this "hard carbon"? There are many "hard" forms of carbon, including diamond, graphene, nanotubes, etc.

[Dk69pt]

Give previous narrator back 1!11!

[KalKyuLayTor]

Yay for overcoming metal monopolies!

[TheVGrdifyer]

True, but at least hydrogen is a step in the right direction. My big question is how will this new battery act if the battery-acid (or whatever for the substance should be called) leaks out? Will it be more or less harmful towards humans and the environment? But, then again he said in the video that putting it to commercial use will take about five years :/

[James26994]

One more step to the mass electrocar. Too bad USA people nowadays are turned on hydrogen cars instead ...

Well, at least, finally that "lithium supplies barrier" towards making an electrocar (or even elctroplane) finally got destroyed... the deal now is making a Toyota Prius with such a battery for show. Or even Toyota Century.

[dicobalt]

It sounds nice but then again I have heard about so many battery technologies that promise and never deliver.