"Spin Battery" Effect Discovered 234
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the University of Miami and at the Universities of Tokyo and Tohoku, in Japan, have discovered a spin battery effect: the ability to store energy into the magnetic spin of a material and to later extract that energy as electricity, without a chemical reaction. The researchers have built an actual device to demonstrate the effect that has a diameter about that of a human hair. This is a potentially game-changing discovery that could affect battery and other technologies. Quoting: Although the actual device... cannot even light up an LED..., the energy that might be stored in this way could potentially run a car for miles. The possibilities are endless, Barnes said.'"
Cool. (Score:5, Funny)
This sounds cool, but what they are not telling you is that it will stop working if you bring it south of the equator. :)
Re:Cool. (Score:4, Funny)
Miles? (Score:5, Funny)
...the energy that might be stored in this way could potentially run a car for miles. The possibilities are endless, Barnes said.
Awesome, I have yet to travel miles by car.
yeah, if you believe the spin... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Cool. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Cool. (Score:2, Funny)
No, you just have to take the battery out and flip it around. The poles reverse south of the equator.
CAUTION (Score:5, Funny)
Do not open or crush battery. Severe risk of releasing a life-sucking vortex.
Do not dispose in fire. Doing so could loose a storm of flaming vortices.
Do not use this battery on carnival rides, while figure skating, or place in spinning clothes washer. Risk of severe gyroscopic reactions, which may lead to property damage, personal injury or death.
Re:Breakthrough! (Score:1, Funny)
Personally I want a SG1 joke
'how does it work?'
-techno bable-
'so magnets'
Re:yeah, if you believe the spin... (Score:2, Funny)
I think this actually solves the ancient gnome riddle:
1. Create tiny stackable PR agent.
2. Release photo of it's employer doing coke of a hookers ass.
3. Harvest spin energy.
4. Profit!
Yeah, but.. (Score:5, Funny)
Although the actual device... cannot even light up an LED...
So you're telling me this thing is less powerful than a potato?
Re:CAUTION (Score:5, Funny)
Do not taunt Magnetic Spin Battery.
Re:CAUTION (Score:2, Funny)
Do not open or crush battery. Severe risk of releasing a life-sucking vortex.
Do not post on Slashdot after watching vampire movies. Severe risk of relating every story to sucking life force out of humans.
Do not dispose in fire. Doing so could loose a storm of flaming vortices.
Do not post on Slashdot after playing too many video games. Severe risk of hallucinating amazing 3d effects.
Do not use this battery on carnival rides, while figure skating, or place in spinning clothes washer. Risk of severe gyroscopic reactions, which may lead to property damage, personal injury or death.
Do not post on Slashdot after dropping acid. May cause visualizations of carnival rides, Bryan Boitano and other spinning objects.
Re:Achem (Score:5, Funny)
A liberal coating of snake oil.
Re:CAUTION (Score:4, Funny)
Do not look into spinning battery with remaining eye.
Re:Cool. (Score:3, Funny)
I bet it will even work on the O'Rily Factor even though he says it wont.
Re:Achem (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Miles? (Score:5, Funny)
So you bought a Yugo too, eh?
Re:Battery Aging (Score:3, Funny)
like taking the batteries out of things, then losing them in the toilet, the cat, the microwave...
I suddenly have an urge to put batteries in a cat...
news: SI units: the human hair diameter.. (Score:2, Funny)
I for one welcome the new SI unit human hair diameter overlord.
Re:Miles? (Score:5, Funny)
I can potentially power a car for miles with twisted up rubberbands if I want to
I think there is some stimulus money available for you.
Re:yeah, if you believe the spin... (Score:2, Funny)
2. Release photo of it's employer doing coke of a hookers ass.
Hey jerry, get back to work. Also, I told you to get rid of that picture.
Re:Achem (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cool. (Score:5, Funny)
NASCAR!!!
Re:Can't light an LED (Score:1, Funny)
I wonder if wind turbines might be able to use this method to store "over charges produced from gusts which can then be feed into the grid when the wind drops off. In other words, simply use it as a capacitor for off-peak wind capacity.
Say, you're right! We should come up with a word for this..."battery" sounds just awesome! Just like in the summary!
Should work with kilometres too! (Score:2, Funny)
Other technical difficulties like the extremely strong gyroscopic effect should be overcome as well.
Re:Can't light an LED (Score:2, Funny)
And I imagine the recharge time would be quick.
(I also am imagining a charger that looks like a miniature warp engine from the USS enterprise... pulsing along. COOL)
Re:EMP (Score:3, Funny)
That would make a very nasty 'oops' whilst fiddling with your car... 'oops I just fried every electronic device for 5 miles!'
Re:Cool. (Score:1, Funny)
Thank You. I like it too.