Bob Moriarty introduces Neah Power Systems, a company that is developing a longer-life and safer lithium-ion battery.
According to folklore, Ralph Waldo Emerson said something to the effect that if you “build a better mousetrap, the world would beat a path to your door.”
As with much folklore, it is exactly that, folklore. Actually what he said was something like, “if a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor…”
So Ralph Waldo Emerson became one of the most misquoted writers in history. On the other hand, with over 4,400 patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office for new mousetraps they have become the “most frequently invented device in U.S. history.” Alas, as most inventors now realize, especially those who invented better mousetraps, the quote is totally wrong. No one will beat a path to your door. You have to wake early, work late and advertise.
Two distinctly different current events that have taken place in the past few weeks demonstrate an immediate need for better batteries. On September 2, 2016, Samsung announced the recall of the Galaxy Note 7 cellphone just weeks after it was released due to a few cases of the batteries exploding when they were being charged. It was serious enough that the FAA announced passengers would not be allowed to use or charge the devices while on aircraft nor would they be allowed to carry in checked luggage.
On the 16th of September a black man in Tulsa walking to his stalled vehicle was shot once by police and died at the scene. The shooting was recorded on both a dashboard video camera system in one of the responding police vehicles and from a police helicopter flying overhead. In neither case was there any sound of the actual confrontation. …read more