Nano-diamond batteries could disrupt energy as we know it

[BrianK]

Sounds promising?

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[Sierratim]

Sounds promising?

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Cool stuff! Hope it doesn't hit some insurmountable problem...

 

[BrianK]

Cool stuff! Hope it doesn't hit some insurmountable problem...

Actually the tech part wouldn’t be that difficult. Almost everything involved is already being done industrially, they’ve just envisioned a new way of combining those existing technologies in a beneficial way.

It probably won’t happen in 3-5 years, but there’s a good chance of it happening eventually.

If it doesn’t happen, it will most likely be due to corporations behind competing energy sources (Petroleum, power companies in general) buying it out and shelving it to protect their turf.

 

[Sierratim]

Actually the tech part wouldn’t be that difficult. Almost everything involved is already being done industrially, they’ve just envisioned a new way of combining those existing technologies in a beneficial way.

It probably won’t happen in 3-5 years, but there’s a good chance of it happening eventually.

If it doesn’t happen, it will most likely be due to corporations behind competing energy sources (Petroleum, power companies in general) buying it out and shelving it to protect their turf.

...or to various agencies over protecting us from radiation or keeping ne'er-do-wells from getting too much radioactive material.

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

Sounds promising?

Unfortunately, very little details about the physics/ materials behind it. Not sure if it is just the reporter or the company.
I could not find any patent or published scientific literature on it.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
- Carl Sagan

Saying NDB batteries would disrupt the energy industry is a big stretch. They are talking about self-charging device not a battery like Li-ion.
Excessive hype about a product and lots of promises without delivering the stated promises creates disappointment and distrust among public. There is a reason why people distrust media or internet.

There are ways to figure out if something is true or not. It is easy to play with someone else's money (investors etc) but are the inventors willing to bet their entire life savings on it?
If the tech is truly viable and they are willing to bet on it, it shows certain integrity.

Great innovations are really required but it has to work in real life not just on paper.

 

[BrianK]

Here’s an interview with the NBD team:

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I have no way to evaluate whether they’re just blowing smoke or if it’s a “real” possibility of battery tech advancement.

 

[Mulezen]

I do regularly read about significant, if incremental, improvements in battery tech. It kinda reminds me of how excited I was to get my first hard drive...a five megabit Tallgrass that was lightning compared to the dual floppies.