In reply to Mark Iverson's message of Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:55:58 -0700: Hi,
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoluminescence_dating, though I'm not sure why you want this. A more obvious solution is to catch the initial light with a solar panel, convert the energy to chemical energy and store it as long as you want. >Thanks for the info Robin... I forgot about slow light; and I think there was >an article in the last >6 months about a group of researchers actually stopping light. That's a >little too "beam me up" for >my taste. But my original posting was this: > "Has anyone heard of a 'photonic battery'... i.e., a way to store and > controllably release >photons?" > >The key phrase being "controllably release"... > >Then I read your second post about phosphorescence and wiki'd it, and it seems >there are some >substances that release their 'trapped' photon energy in minutes to hours... >That's not bad, but >nowhere did it indicate that this release was controllable. It was controlled >by the "throw the >dice" quantum mechanical probabilities bullpucky... > >And John Berry's suggestion of using a black hole, although thought provoking, >isn't really >practical. Not too many black holes close by, thank <religious topic ban in >effect; insert favorite >deity here>. > >-Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mix...@bigpond.com [mailto:mix...@bigpond.com] >Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 3:54 PM >To: vortex-l@eskimo.com >Subject: Re: [Vo]:Question for the Vort collective... > >In reply to Mark Iverson's message of Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:29:14 -0700: >Hi, >[snip] >>So, to summarize, although some physical/atomic phenomenon exists that >>"kind of, sort of," acts like a photonic battery, there really isn't >>any commercial or practical product with reasonable functionality... >> >>Thx! >> >>-Mark > >BTW - all phosphorescent materials are essentially photonic batteries. > >Regards, > >Robin van Spaandonk > >http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.65/2171 - Release Date: 06/12/09 >05:55:00 >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.65/2171 - Release Date: 06/12/09 >05:55:00 > Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
