
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.
Supercapacitor contest!
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Mini rail gun!
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Christmas Tree Ornaments!
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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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I've always wanted battery free remotes. How about induction coil wireless charger and aerogel caps as battery substitutes.
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I've always wanted battery free remotes. How about induction coil wireless charger and aerogel caps as battery substitutes.
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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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automatic door opener with regenerative braking!
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Rechargeable hand-warming Mittens!
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Electromagnet boosted high-jump shoes!
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Solar-charged camping Bug Zapper!
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SOS radio beacons!
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Mini spot welder.
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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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Acceleration help for electric car
Lethal blowgun ammo
Backup power for satellite
Homemade UPS
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