On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:53:10 -0000, wrote in :

All the real advances in battery technology is going to the places you
think they would go; cell phones, laptops, etc.

The part of the "etc." with which I am somewhat familiar:
radio-controlled airplanes, helicopters, cars, and boats.

The change in battery technology these last five years has
been amazing.

I've bought into the LiFE chemistry (lithium iron). Not
as light as Li-ion or LiPo, but not as delicate or prone
to fire, either.

Marty
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