What's the latest thin-film technology for re-chargeable storage cells?
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Among various thin-film technologies, Lithium and Li-ion batteries are set to become the next-generation batteries. These solid state batteries can be deposited on any substrate from polymers to ceramics to silicon upto about ~5um in thickness. They hold promise as embedded power sources enabling new technologies, applications and markets especially for self-powered microsystems.
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Charge!!\nBuy now, worry later! ;0)
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(hm hm condenser...you must be old school)well we can and kind of have in ways. Helmholtz described charge starge devices that are largely used today as "batteries" for memeory backup. such a charge storage device has great capacity and unlike the capacitors it can be put in series to increase bothe input and output voltage. the internal dielectric is not very great so there is considerable leakage compared to a tradition electrolytic. the scheme used today comprises as a layer of activated charcoal a dielectric layer and then another charcoal layer. you can buy these easity in small units that are as muc as a few fards and a few voltas. \nwhen the lighting strikes, though, the power factor is so low that the internal wiring are likely to burn out. there is c acomapnay, (i dont remember the name), is designing such "batteries" as a methos for propelling vehicles. i think the name of the comapny is Maxwell (not be confused with Maxell).\ni personally have experimented in creating such batteries that store energy as dc but when released it is AC! such a battery would be used in vehicles with more efficient motors and safer too. An ac battery of course would require controls and would use similar schema as what Helmholz described.....\nthere is a great book on Helmholz publised by UC press that leaves one to think that this amn knew way more than einstein ever did and his genius out stripped einstein and leaves him in the dust.\nalso one does no need lightning. therer are enough free electrons in the air to creat a good chrage over time. take a CRT from stock never used is ok, and touch the anode dimple. knocks you right back. that is a charge from the air.
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Rechargeable batteries.
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When ever possible use recycled paper. \n\nRegarding the paperless office, I was just having a conversation earlier today about the very same subject. Electronic data is very efficient, however, what if the system crashes and no means to retrieve your backup data, if you kept a paper backup then you can resort to the paper information if possible. (old school)
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Extremely difficult. Solar cells are semiconductor devices, just like computer chips, but less complex. Very expensive equipment and ultra-pure materials are required.
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By Lance Ulanoff  \nImagine a world where all your portable devices can be charged and powered simply by placing them on a desktop. Chip manufacturer MobileWise has gone well beyond imagining such a world and this week unveiled "a conductive solution" that it believes can make it all possible.\n\nDuring a mid-day press conference in chilly New York City, MobileWise showed off a handful of functioning prototype powerbases and retrofitted mobile devices that all use the company's new MobileWise chipset and enable "Wire-Free" electric power. One chip, the tiny Adapter Controller, goes inside the mobile device and the other, the Contact Controller, gets built into the power base station. These power bases, which were shown in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors, are each covered in an array of gold-plated contacts. The retrofitted mobile devices also have a pair of contracts. With properly configured handheld devices, the bases can, according to company CEO Andy Goren, change any flat surface into a charging/power station.\n\n \n \n \nThe patent-pending technology behind the MobileWise is, on the surface, quite simple. The adapter chip inside the handheld device will, when placed on a base station, receive a very small electrical signal and message from the base controller chip that will power up the adapter chip. The base controller chip will sense for polarity. If there is none (say you place your hand on the base) then it does nothing. If it does find polarity and then a signal from the adapter chip, it will then read information about the voltage level necessary to run the mobile device and begin charging and powering it. Because of the array of contacts—from dozens to hundreds, depending on base size—there's no need to place the device in a special spot or position on the base. In fact, during the demonstration we saw the bases accept multiple devices, charging and powering them all at once.\n\nThe solution is not actually entirely "wire free", however. The base station is plugged into an AC adapter and can deliver up to 30V DC to an individual device. It's also, according to Goren, completely safe, and if any charge were delivered to a person, it would be at the level of a low-voltage battery, virtually imperceptible to humans and certainly not harmful, he added. The final base units will also, he said, be waterproof and protected from electrostatic charges. \n \n \n\n\nDespite calls for MobileWise to manufacture the bases, Goren said the company plans instead on delivering the chipsets to partners who will likely build the adapter chip and proper contacts into their products and OEM the power base manufacturing to another company. MobileWise showed a variety of colors and form factors for the bases.\n\n \n \n \nAcer has already partnered with MobileWise and, according to Goren, may ship a MobileWise-enabled notebook by Q1 of next year. But MobileWise has, it seems, even more intriguing plans on the horizon. The company is already in discussion with a couple of major office furniture manufacturers to build the power array bases and controller chips into furniture. Apparently, these bases are for more than just mobile devices. Properly-equipped televisions, lamps and more could be powered by the bases—Goren even had an HDTV that worked with one of the larger ones. Later next year, MobileWise expects to add data handshake capabilities to the chipset, allowing, once the signal is split, data delivery over the same contacts.\n\nWhile no shipping units currently exist, MobileWise said the adapter chips run roughly $1.25 a piece adding, it said, just a few dollars in manufacturing costs to mobile devices and the base stations could, in units of 100,000 cost roughly $11 to manufacturers. Goren said he expects a mid-sized base (roughly 12 by 18 inches) to sell for $160 street. Not every mobile device will have to be retrofitted, by the way. MobileWise says it expects to see a ha
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thin film transistor (TFT)\nA thin film transistor (TFT) is a special kind of field effect transistor made by depositing thin films for the metallic contacts, semiconductor active layer, and dielectric layer. Anne Chiang, a Taiwanese-American, among many others, is credited with major advances in the development of TFT technology [1].\n\nThe channel region of a TFT is a thin film that is deposited onto a substrate (often glass, since the primary application of TFTs is in liquid crystal displays).\n\nMost TFTs are not transparent themselves, but their electrodes and interconnects can be. The first transparent TFTs, based on zinc oxide were reported in 2003 by researchers at Oregon State University.\n\nThe best known application of thin-film transistors is in TFT LCDs, a variant of LCD technology. Transistors are embedded within the panel itself, reducing crosstalk between pixels and improving image stability. As of 2004, all but the cheapest color LCD screens use this technology.
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Sounds like a couple of old 72-pin SIMMs...unless someone has a 5 year old (or older) PC they need to keep running, that memory isn't worth anything.  Personally, I glued magnetic strips to some of my old memory & use them to hold documents on my white-board at work.   :o)\n\nLooks like maybe you'd get a buck or 2 on eBay...  (see link)
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There are currently two commercialized technologies, both lithium-ion-polymer (where "polymer" stands for "polymer electrolyte/separator"). They are called "polymer electrolyte batteries".\n\nThe idea is to use an ion-conducting polymer instead of the traditional combination of a microporous separator and a liquid electrolyte. This promises not only better safety, as polymer electrolyte does not burn as easily, but also the possibility to make battery cells very thin, as they don't require pressure applied to "sandwich" cathode+anode together. Polymer electrolyte seals both electrodes together like a glue.\n\nThe design is: anode (Li or carbon-Li intercalation compound)/conducting polymer electrolyte-separator/cathode (LiCoO2 or LiMn2O4)\n\nTypical reaction:\n\n    * Anode: carbon-Li(x) - xLi+ - xe−\n    * Separator: Li+ conduction\n    * Cathode: Li(1-x)CoO2 + xLi+ + xe−\n\nPolymer electrolyte/separator can be real solid polymer (polyethyleneoxide, PEO) +LiPF6 or other conducting salt +SiO2 or other filler for better mechanical properties (such systems are not available commercially yet). Some are planning to use metallic Li as the anode, whereas others want to go with the proven safe carbon intercalation anode.\n\nBoth currently commercialized technologies use PVdF (a polymer) gelled with conventional solvents and salts, like EC/DMC/DEC etc. The difference between the two technologies is that one (Bellcore/Telcordia technology) uses LiMn2O4 as the cathode, and the other, more conventional LiCoO2.\n\nOther, more exotic (although not yet commercially available) Li-polymer batteries use a polymer cathode. For example, Moltech is developing a battery with a plastic conducting carbon-sulfur cathode. However, as of 2005 this technology seems to have problems with self-discharge and manufacturing cost.\n\nYet another proposal is to use organic sulfur containing compounds for the cathode in combination with an electrically conducting polymer such as polyaniline. This approach promises high power capability (i.e. low internal resistance) and high discharge capacity, but has problems with cycleability and cost.
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This site gives a pretty technical explanation.  Hope this is somewhat helpful!\n\nhttp://www.tic.toshiba.com.au/website/newtic/pr_grzfn.htm
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I know that APC, the company that manufactures battery back-ups, has the ability to monitor temperature and upload the data to a PC.  They may be able to do current as well.\n\nOnset is another company that provides a number of data loggers.  They have loggers that will record temperature, humidity and take the input of an external sensor as well.  They also have the ability to upload to a PC.
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Actually, when you get right down to the underlying physics, each bit of stored data is held in a semiconductor junction as a small electrical charge.  The design of the semiconductor junction traps this charge within its structure until it is changed by writing new data to it with a computer, camera, etc.  In an un-powered state, these 'charged' junctions will hold their state without any batteries or capacitors to aid them in doing this.  This is a fundamental characteristic of all Non-Volatile memory design, such as flash memory, taught in semiconductor physics.\n  This is a very basic explanation.  But yes, there is a very, very tiny amount of electrical energy stored within.
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Solid State Technology.  Smart Cards and Memory Sticks already show that.  Ipods are another example.  No moving parts, very little heat generated which means very little energy used.  They are virtually indestructable and can stand up to severe g-force. We can store 60-100 gb of data an something about the size of a stamp.
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Probably electroplating; the thinnest possible layer.
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A portable cell-phone charger. U may use solar energy.
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the newer lcd's are much tougher than the original ones. before, lcd technology was based on gases filling compartments. touching the screen could damage the compartments. nowadays, the material used to make the compartments is much stronger and resilient (and much faster) than before.\n\nimho, treat it like you would glass, but not like tile.