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Re:Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery? by K0balt on Thursday July 30, 2026 @01:08PM (#49112775)
A snickers bar has nearly 5× TNT’s energy per kilogram—TNT merely has the habit of being extremely impatient about releasing it.
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Re:Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery? by mathgeek on Thursday July 30, 2026 @05:56PM (#49116387)
You could probably even power a time machine without needing plutonium.
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Re:Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery? by imp0cat on Friday July 31, 2026 @12:56AM (#49119163)
But only if said Roomba is unable to find enough sugar on the ground for a few days. Otherwise, it's completely self-sufficient, you just have to leave enough crumbs on the floor.
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Re:Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery? by K0balt on Sunday August 02, 2026 @08:03AM (#49143698)
Lots of experiments along those lines, actually.
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