[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]Nice concept but as with many many things until we see the next generation of batteries a concept is where it will remain.[/citation]
You hit the nail on the head with that one. Currently, the biggest challenged faced by all of the designers of next-gen technology is the lack of innovation in battery technology.
If you think about the timeline of technological development from 1980 till now, a nice round 30 years, you can see how most areas of technology, particularly the semi-conductor industry, have progressed at a geometric or even exponential growth curve. Battery technology, on the other hand, is more like a linear progression.
Unfortunately, energy production is pretty much in the same boat. We might be able to overlook the deficiencies in battery technology if we had small, portable Mr. Fusion units. Conversely, we might be able to overlook our energy production issues if we had powercells similar to those that run the Cyberdyne Systems model 101.
Lacking both is a huge problem, and a serious impediment to the development of future tech. We can't continue base our energy production on fossil fuels in perpetuity; and we can't development practical strap-on skates (the goal of which, I assume is a reduction in automobile traffic), if you have to strap a car battery on your back to travel 50 feet.
You hit the nail on the head with that one. Currently, the biggest challenged faced by all of the designers of next-gen technology is the lack of innovation in battery technology.
If you think about the timeline of technological development from 1980 till now, a nice round 30 years, you can see how most areas of technology, particularly the semi-conductor industry, have progressed at a geometric or even exponential growth curve. Battery technology, on the other hand, is more like a linear progression.
Unfortunately, energy production is pretty much in the same boat. We might be able to overlook the deficiencies in battery technology if we had small, portable Mr. Fusion units. Conversely, we might be able to overlook our energy production issues if we had powercells similar to those that run the Cyberdyne Systems model 101.
Lacking both is a huge problem, and a serious impediment to the development of future tech. We can't continue base our energy production on fossil fuels in perpetuity; and we can't development practical strap-on skates (the goal of which, I assume is a reduction in automobile traffic), if you have to strap a car battery on your back to travel 50 feet.
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