Michio Kaku: Why Batteries Are Primitive
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[2012-05-22 22:46:44] neongecko06 - Too bad a lot of ...
Too bad a lot of his footnotes were destroyed in that big fire. Who knows how much more they contained.
[2012-05-21 04:16:02] yudanielk - Oh how stupid of me ...Oh how stupid of me. Right... I meant it the other way around =_=;; Thanks for catching that
[2012-05-21 04:10:55] MrBaldurthegood - tesla invented ...tesla invented Alternating Current. Edison was DC.
[2012-05-20 19:01:24] undeadsos5 - He was a very good ...He was a very good business man that I will agree too but I do not think its right to rank him as a good scientist, but alas it is but a waste of time to discuss the past, we should create the future instead.
[2012-05-20 17:19:02] yudanielk - You're right. ...You're right. Edison did not "invent" the light bulb. He did however, did do a great amount of work in improving the light bulb and testing the various filaments. The issue of who cheated who is always going to be controversial. I'm sure you would agree though, that both individuals made serious contributions to science. Before this becomes another YouTube flame war, perhaps it would be more fruitful to discuss the future of energy.
[2012-05-20 12:55:19] undeadsos5 - edickson cheated ...edickson cheated Tesla, also edison did not 'invent' the light bulb.
[2012-05-20 12:51:42] undeadsos5 - actually Tesla ...actually Tesla never beat out edison, yes he was a much more intelligent man than edision but edison had funding and was more cunning, Tesla definitely was a genius but it doesn't matter when your opponent is a cheating cunt.
[2012-05-20 08:39:44] yudanielk - What exactly do you ...What exactly do you mean "beat him out"? Both individuals made significant contributions in modern society that we still use (Edison invented the incandescent light bulb and pioneered AC power sources while Tesla contributed work that was crucial in radio technology and advocated DC power). How exactly are you measuring their successes/worth? What ideas can we take from either individual and possibly find a solution for next-generation energy?
[2012-05-19 23:48:21] punchdrunkatheist - Edison actually ...Edison actually beat him out, which is why we still use Edison's inventions and not Tesla's. Tesla's inventions would have probably been far superior by now, but Edison had better funding and wasn't above sabotage.
[2012-05-18 21:29:31] SimpleExplanation - I could be mistaken ...I could be mistaken, but i think Tesla's ideas are wonderful just in TRANSMITTING energy (electrical in the case) but note in GENERATING it. The energy we receive in our homes has still to be created somehow (coal for example) and it would be necessary to increase that capacity (by other means), otherwise the price would rise immensely.
[2012-05-18 18:30:19] darris321 - and what was the ...and what was the estimate in 1950? 2000? lol there's a crap ton of oil that's just too expensive to get right now. as oil prices go higher, they become more profitable, I think we will have gasoline still for quite a while.
[2012-05-17 06:58:03] TheDemand24 - but not yetbut not yet
[2012-05-17 06:36:09] XxOrochimaruX - No kidding dude.. ...No kidding dude..Oils is so damn expensive right now that makes you think that in the future oil will be insanely expensive and having a car rolling on the streets will be a privilege.
[2012-05-16 21:59:20] MonkeyBoy00000000000 - Absolutely not. ...Absolutely not. Drilling in itself is harmful to the environment. Couple that with fracking for "natural" gas and our water will be undrinkable along with our highly toxic air. The sooner we turn to truly natural energy such as wind, solar, tidal, wave, magnetic, geothermal, ect the longer our life span on this planet will be. Burning the bridge while we're still on it won't help us make a new bridge.
[2012-05-14 19:08:21] julittok - Yeah but what about ...Yeah but what about the global waming I don't think the world can take it
[2012-05-13 22:15:18] lucaskronenbergen1 - Is it just me or ...Is it just me or his face looks like Obama's?
[2012-05-13 02:00:38] kingcole55 - You can hardly call ...You can hardly call giant tesla coils every mile or so that shoot unprecedented amounts of electricity into the earth "realistic"
[2012-05-10 04:31:43] NextFantasyRiDe - why doesn't anybody ...why doesn't anybody talk about Nikola Tesla? the man who beat out Edison. The man that had a realistic idea to give every single human being electricity. We could try to look into his ideas.
[2012-05-09 05:02:59] AzuriteReverb - Well, fuel cell ...Well, fuel cell technology solves one annoying property of batteries; charge time. Using quick-charge systems significantly reduces the life of the battery, and still isn't exactly fast. Fuel cells aren't an abandoned technology, and automakers are working on them. Honda's FCX is being distributed in California, and the technology used to produce hydrogen is being explored. Also, we must remember that the gasoline engine still has a long time before it phases out, time for improving efficiency.
[2012-05-09 04:14:48] Alaskaslim - "It's a technology ..."It's a technology to be developed," You misunderstand, it' snot the technology that's the rpoblem, it's the fuel. There is no quick & easy way to produce the Hydrogen isotope it requires, energy prices would sky rocket, no matter the effiency of the engine itself. Pure eletric is more enticing, because you just plug it in, the infrastructure already exists, and there is no fuel problem, just effieincy, which can be worked out in time.
[2012-05-09 04:11:07] AzuriteReverb - It's a technology ...It's a technology to be developed, and I acknowledge there are problems with it. The reason fuel cell technology appeals to me is because it is a battery that can be refueled, not recharged; it is the equivalent of taking out depleted batteries from a car and inserting new ones through a simple process. Right now, the best solution is a car using a conventional gasoline engine to charge batteries or provide energy to an electric motor. Convenience and efficiency.
[2012-05-08 17:09:25] Kasatome - Again I see about ...Again I see about oil running out, when closed wells are filling again. Here is what I think. I think that they tell us we are running out, so they can raise prices and gain more profit. Meanwhile the tech that could be driving even more efficient hybrids, or electrics, is being quieted as much as possible. Fact is, you can even turn waste cooking oil into usable fuel, and, it's even possible to create Hydrogen cells.
[2012-05-08 06:59:32] Alaskaslim - There's problems in ...There's problems in fuel cells concerning producing fuel and distribution: torquenews . com/397/cost-and-distribution-roadblocks-fuel-cell-vehicles
[2012-05-08 06:54:06] Alaskaslim - Fusion is ...Fusion is theotretically possible, we see with it the Sun, the problem is harnessing it. Just because it is possible, doesn't mean we already have the means to harness it, that can decades decades of R&D. And then you have to work out reproduction in a commercial sense and durability...
[2012-05-07 14:23:18] soullessgooglization - Why batteries have ...Why batteries have to store energy, why can,t they produce it at a sub atomic level or make engine that nolonger need explsions to create energy but organis electric engines that react at the slightest amount od electricity so the piston contracts instead of being moved by an explosion.It allready exists and form the human heart, the most efficent motor in existance.Theoretically it is possible.We need to stop thinking outside of nature and think using nature...A bio engine
[2012-05-05 16:52:44] AzuriteReverb - I believe the most ...I believe the most promising technology relating to electric cars is Fuel Cells. Instead of charging batteries for hours, you replace the battery by fueling up with hydrogen. Hydrogen is refueled almost the same as gasoline. If power is a necessity, hydrogen can be used in an conventional engine. Also, Fuel Cell Technology has only water as emissions and can be created through electrolysis, with only water and electricity. Combine that with Concentrated Photovoltaics and you've got clean energy.
[2012-05-04 23:45:38] lucaskronenbergen1 - MICHIO KAKU FOR ...MICHIO KAKU FOR PRESIDENT! VOTE MICHIO!
[2012-05-04 12:30:02] DoctorGalio - really? i use a ...really? i use a hydroelectric dam with fucking retarded crappy turbines...
[2012-05-04 05:24:43] Cameldactyl - lol no no 2030 is ...lol no no 2030 is not a concrete date on when oil reserves will be gone. Some theories have been made on oil either being already over the bell curve or to be over in 10 to 15 years. After this oil will still be discovered and pumped but it will be more and more expensive. However, we would need to discover another Saudi Arabia every few decades to change the bell curve on the amount of oil in the world.
[2012-05-03 16:42:01] maurits23 - lol, don't forget ...lol, don't forget who bought up a lot of idea's, patents and what not all. Indeed the big oil companies. So when it's up, guess who you need to turn to? Indeed, the same companies again. Only reason we're fucked is because we let ourselfs be fucked. Nicer to wach tellie than do something constructive i guess... Not that it's bad to chill or hang out. I'm just amazed by the seemingly general disinterest amongst our (in my case Western) civilization. Especially when it comes to this sort stuff.
[2012-05-03 01:10:15] ZombieTex1 - Ever since we ...Ever since we discovered petrol was useful the "experts" have been saying "we only have 20 - 30 years left in reserve, then we'll have to use something else" ... they've been saying that every few years for the last 100 years ... forgive me if I don't buy it. And even if petrol runs out, we have almost 100 years of Natural Gas that we know about, as well as about 100 years worth of coal, and if we ever figure out to harvest it, methane on the ocean floor.
[2012-05-01 12:06:20] DRMusicRoom - Illuminati: Why ...Illuminati: Why Michio Kaku is ancient.
[2012-05-01 08:54:17] rockandsax - and it was a hemp- ...and it was a hemp-based ethanol.
[2012-04-30 20:15:08] MetaCooler - This isn't true. ...This isn't true. The automobile was originally planned to be run on electricity or ethanol.
[2012-04-30 19:12:58] rockcabbage - I use African ...I use African slaves to crank a massive turbine for hours a day so that the scroll wheel remains functional... Sheesh, and you think you have it hard.