Govt economic advisor warns British defence planners that growth is ending... and it's not just the U.K.

[Steven Schear]

Yes, lots of battery R&D underway.

https://www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets/news/130380-future-batteries-coming-soon-charge-in-seconds-last-months-and-power-over-the-air.amphtml&ved=2ahUKEwioob-5iYvcAhXqsFQKHaDND0wQFjAJegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw0E4cjh2iTFbST5HPPcC1sM&ampcf=1


On Fri, Jul 6, 2018, 10:59 AM jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sorry I posted "up", but my stupid Yahoo email editor would not add a line
> (or lines) below your comments, at least not without "exploding" your cite
> to include the picture, etc.  Couldn't figure out how to fix that, except
> by commenting "up".
>
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> In the last week or so, I saw a news item about a new form of carbon,
> which seems to allow a doubling of energy density in Lithium ion batteries,
> yet being much safer.
> https://www.materialstoday.com/carbon/news/new-carbon-material-efficient-battery-electrode/
>   Anybody who uses cell phones, or electric cars, should rejoice.
>
> Myself, I've been following for a few years "magnesium ion batteries",
> google 'magnesium ion battery',
>
> https://www.google.com/search?q=magnesium+ion+battery&oq=magnesium+ion+battery&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4980j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
>
>
>
>  first result:
> http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2017/11/28/holy-grail-batteries-solid-state-magnesium-battery-big-step-closer/
>  ×
>
>
>                             Jim Bell
>
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> On Friday, July 6, 2018, 10:48:06 AM PDT, Steven Schear <
> schear.steve at gmail.com> wrote:
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> As automation displaces the great majority of workers, labor (not
> industrial) productivity will zoom past zero.
>
> As for energy, battery, and other temporary energy storage, will surely
> improve though increases in density could become a major saftey factor as
> they equal or exceed liquid fuel (perhaps even high explosives). Preventing
> such batteries and ultra-ultra-capacitors from sudden discharge is still a
> relatively unsolved issue.
>
> , Jul 6, 2018, 10:20 AM jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> This article sure sounds foolish.  As I see it, the main driver in the
> increase in "growth"  (other than population) is productivity.
> Productivity tends to be driven by gradual adoptions of automation, which
> has been a major factor for 50+ years, and actually far larger.  Automation
> isn't going away, and will only increase in effectiveness for decades
>
> Energy is a factor, but society is well on its way to the widespread
> adoption of solar and wind energy.  Solar is useful in most locations, and
> wind will eventually be useable just about everywhere, 24 hours per day,
> with the use of low-resistance materials to conduct that energy, for
> example metallic carbon nanotubes.  (MCNTs).
>
>             Jim Bell
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> On Friday, July 6, 2018, 9:15:13 AM PDT, Steven Schear <
> schear.steve at gmail.com> wrote:
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> "If we extrapolate this trend forward, labour productivity growth would
> reach zero by 2028."
>
>
> https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/govt-economic-advisor-warns-british-defence-planners-that-growth-is-ending-abf806f17845
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