Paint-On Lithium Battery [merged]

[Karlis]

Paint-On Lithium Battery Can Be Applied to Virtually Any Surface

The rechargeable battery consists of spray-painted layers, each representing the components in a traditional battery.

The materials were airbrushed onto ceramic bathroom tiles, flexible polymers, glass, stainless steel and even a beer stein to see how well they would bond with each substrate.

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[thelasthotrod]

WELL DAMN

[Coffey]

That's intresting. Opens up some possibilities.

[Mikenator]

So are they saying they could paint something that looks like a battery then stick em in a tv remote or something and it would power it

[marcos anthony toledo]

This would increase ebook readers power use more practable.

[ozman]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/28/us-science-batteries-paint-idUSBRE85R13L20120628

Now I think we are in the midst of a new technology advancement, every so many 50 or 100 years we advance big time. What's next, harvesting human electrical biological energy like the Robots in Matrix did?

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

So internal pacemakers?

My brother says biggest problem with artifical hearts is powering them and teh surgery required to change batteries. This way, all you have to do is spray the battery in and when the battery needs to be changed spray the solvent in and then spray in a new battery.

[CRIPTIC CHAMELEON]

Wow spray on hair spray on tans etc etc and now spray on batteries, whats next spray on tattoos.?

[csspwns]

well this would save some time putting on the batteries