Comment on Ideas for storing electrons or light in a container
TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 1 month ago
We can already store electrons in a container, we call that a capacitor. You separate 2 conductive plates with a dielectric and then connect the plates to a voltage source to deposit electrons on one side and remove electrons from the other (creating a difference in electric potential). You can then disconnect voltage source and you will have electrons in a bottle. When you connect those plates to another circuit, they will discharge. The more surface area you have, the more electrons you can store. Electrolytic capacitors tightly roll the conductors into a spiral for space efficiency.
This cannot be used to gain any more energy than you used to put them all in there.
Logic_And_Ethics@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This idea is not the same as something like a capacitor or battery. This perhaps store each individual electron inside of a container not attached to an atom. I guess an electron not attached to something like an atom are as a free electron. Compared to something like a capacitor or battery have a solid perhaps conductive material which store each electron inside of.
Also like regarding with each electron is perhaps since an electron does not stop moving maybe like as zero point energy then perhaps can be used to generate energy. Also listed other possible ways could generate energy in this post.