Batteries - are their days numbered?

[aott]

Batteries - are their days numbered?

Are supercapacitors the answer?

 

[metalcore]

This is old news, hobbyist have been tinkering with low voltage supercaps for years just look in Elektor magazine... I'm sure the answer to the question of whether supercaps will be the answer will be yes and no and depending upon the application.

 

[chubster]

combined with wireless electricity.

 

[BigAl-sa]

I've had a solar-powered wrist watch for more than 10 years, which uses this technology.

 

[Keeper]

combined with wireless electricity.

lol.....

 

[.Froot.]

I run a light on a 1000uF capacitor for 13 seconds.... and yes, you can get bigger caps....

 

[FrancTheTank]

The article should be labeled "Read all about super-capacitors, and nothing about whether they will replace batteries"