Micro-sized batteries (GIZMAG)

In a variety of the life's pursuit we have a need for batteries.  Most notably in my memory are the first Motorola cellphones that cost $8k and weighed 5lbs!  My current pursuit in robotics has further highlighted the advancements that battery power has made in the last decades.  As this story also attests.

RESEARCH WATCH

Researchers working on batteries smaller than a grain of salt

By Ben Coxworth

15:14 October 20, 2010

As development of micro- and nano-scale devices continues to advance, so does the need for an equally-tiny method of powering them. There’s not much point in developing a surveillance micro air vehicle the size of a housefly, for instance, if it requires a watch battery in order to fly. That’s why DARPA is funding a project to create really tiny batteries. Just how tiny are we talking, here? Well, they’re aiming for something smaller than a grain of salt. Read More