Supercapacitor contest!

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Windell writes - "I've got a hundred supercapacitors and I haven't decided what to make out of them yet. So, I'm holding a little contest: Come up with a cool supercapacitor project and you could get ten of these little beauties." - Link.


Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 14, 2006 07:40 AM
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Posted by: cheesy on July 14, 2006 at 1:20 AM

Mini rail gun!


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Posted by: canonis on July 14, 2006 at 3:34 PM

Christmas Tree Ornaments!


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Posted by: wolverine741776 on July 14, 2006 at 8:29 PM

in my engineering class this year we made a backup lighting system in case of power failure using capacitors. Granted, we were limited to .8 farads, so we couldn't power nearly that much, but going by what I see there it looks like you could power some LED's for quite a while


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Posted by: ej00807 on July 17, 2006 at 8:36 AM

I've always wanted battery free remotes. How about induction coil wireless charger and aerogel caps as battery substitutes.


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Posted by: ej00807 on July 17, 2006 at 8:38 AM

I've always wanted battery free remotes. How about induction coil wireless charger and aerogel caps as battery substitutes.


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Posted by: ej00807 on July 17, 2006 at 5:33 PM

How about flipping them on ebay for $20 a piece as some high tech lifetime universal cmos battery replacement kit?

Just draw off the hd power rail for contiuous recharge.


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Posted by: msiegel on July 17, 2006 at 9:33 PM

automatic door opener with regenerative braking!


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Posted by: msiegel on July 17, 2006 at 9:36 PM

Rechargeable hand-warming Mittens!


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Posted by: msiegel on July 17, 2006 at 9:41 PM

Electromagnet boosted high-jump shoes!


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Posted by: msiegel on July 17, 2006 at 9:44 PM

Solar-charged camping Bug Zapper!


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Posted by: msiegel on July 17, 2006 at 9:47 PM

SOS radio beacons!


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Posted by: K27 on July 19, 2006 at 3:07 PM

Mini spot welder.


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Posted by: Elwood411 on July 21, 2006 at 9:32 AM

I think an army of BEAM robots is in order! Light-tracking 'photopoppers' ... turn on the lights and the tiny bot army comes to life seeking the brightest light. Just goto www.solarbotics.com for the rest of the gear.


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Posted by: Ian12 on July 28, 2006 at 9:23 AM

Acceleration help for electric car
Lethal blowgun ammo
Backup power for satellite
Homemade UPS


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