Liquid Battery Could Harness and Store Solar Energy

The world is saved! Hurray, Hurray!

Now to wait for another 20 years to see if the concept really works and can make it to the market.

Some blogger was trolling the MIT website - But don't cry. MIT's Jeffrey Grossman and his colleagues have done some initial research that could lead to an entirely new method for capturing and storing sunlight,

I suppose that David Teeghman (the blogger) has no idea how far it is from the lab to the market.

No need to be cynical, even though it will not be ready for practical application tomorrow. I can think of lots of subjects far less worthy of scientific research...

And it actually is a NEW way to store solar energy, isn't it?

Oceans DO consist of many droplets, remember?

The research is great - I am all for it.

However, when things start getting printed about it the average person thinks it will happen some time soon - in the next year or two. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

From a concept in the university lab to the street can easily be 10 years and often far longer.

...the average person thinks it will happen some time soon - in the next year or two.

That is mainly the average person's problem, a very different one too, requiring solutions beyond the average CR4-subscriber's means...

Still I'd rather stay informed about interesting inventions, discoveries and developments, being one good reason for my subscription.