No, this post is not about the 10 types of people who either understand binary or do not. This is in reference to a comment made in one of the early shows of .Net Rocks! where either one of the hosts or a guest said something like "Soon there will be 2 types of people in the world. Those who understand batteries and those who use them." I don't remember the context of the quote. I don't even remember the exact wording of the quote but I do remember hearing that and laughing. Since that time I have decided that I am definitely one of those people who uses batteries but doesn't understand them. I do know that I want batteries that last a long time, don't over heat and cause a fire, and are environmentally friendly. Not being one who understands battery technology I am not sure if all 3 if those goals are achievable. Today I saw an article on nextenergynews.com about a battery that claims to hit all 3 of my points.
The article claims that the battery will run for 30 years, power a laptop without getting hot, and when it runs out of electricity it will be inert and will therefore not harm the environment.
The first thing I did was to look for the date that the article was published. I was sure it was an April Fools joke that someone had finally gotten around to sending to me. The date looks legitimate. I also saw a lot of comments about the article that make it sound like the site is a legitimate site and not some subtle form of satire that I just didn't get. If all of that is true then my only regret will to have not put a 4th condition on my batteries which would be that they be affordable to just about everyone in the world. I have a feeling that any company selling something designed to last 30 years will put a large price tag on it since they won't be selling a lot of them. I really don't want to pay as much as I did for my house for a battery to run a laptop that will be obsolete 28 years before the battery is.