A black hole in physics is a point in space-time with such powerful gravity, that nothing can escape it. Two scientists, one from Norway and the other from Venezuela, compared a tiny hole to a giant battery capturing energy. They imagined the possibility of a micro black hole cellular battery storing sufficient energy for a family for generations.
Must I Reserve My Micro Black–Hole Cellular Battery Now?
No, not at all. This is all ‘up there’ in the realm of theoretical physics for now, where we can’t touch it. However, we thought to mention the idea, because we can’t recklessly keep burning oil and coal to generate electricity. We do have other methods that are more renewable, but the problem is the weather.
Meanwhile, our energy consumption remains relatively stable, and is quite predictable on a macro level. We have our batteries of course, although their energy storage is feeble compared to what we need. This was the force driving the scientists to come up with their micro black hole cellular battery theory.
Their level of speculation may not be as far-fetched as we might imagine on first sight. After all, as Science Alert points out, scientists elsewhere are making progress with taming nuclear fusion. Although theirs are still baby steps compared to progress with wind and solar generation.
What the Scientists Came Up With In Their Minds
The scientists from Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and University of Los Andes, Venezuela began at the point of perfectly round masses. They imagined these micro black holes ‘forming in a tight space jam-packed with energy’.
In their minds this whole system ‘could act somewhat like a nuclear reactor’ according to Science Alert. ‘As it freed energy stored in the bonds of particles to generate enormous amounts of clean energy.’
Oppositely-charged micro black holes came together in their minds, and merged into ‘single black holes that evaporated everything into pure energy’. This energy could be as dense as 470-million-times more than a 200-kilogram lithium battery. That at least, is something to think about!
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