18th July 2006, 3:14 PM
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/
You've stated your concern over the relatively slow development of battery tech relative to microprocessor development. Well, here's a pretty in depth explanation of battery technology and why it isn't really anything like a microprocessor (ie, you can't just bump the power by packing in more circuits). On another note, microprocessors are pretty much not the norm for technological advancement, they are more of the exception, but one that has spoiled the average consumer to the point where anything that doesn't double in 5 years is seen as "developing far too slowly".
You've stated your concern over the relatively slow development of battery tech relative to microprocessor development. Well, here's a pretty in depth explanation of battery technology and why it isn't really anything like a microprocessor (ie, you can't just bump the power by packing in more circuits). On another note, microprocessors are pretty much not the norm for technological advancement, they are more of the exception, but one that has spoiled the average consumer to the point where anything that doesn't double in 5 years is seen as "developing far too slowly".
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)