Applications
Due to the extremely small and thin characteristics of ORBs, they are useful for improving a variety of small gadgets. One of the main gadgets for which ORBs are useful is the IC card. IC, or integrated circuit, cards are smart cards which have the ability to reflect data from a transmitter. Having an integrated battery will allow for advanced functions which could improve security, transmit data, and make displays possible. However, all functions must have low power consumption, because the batteries have a mere 3mAh capacity, which only allows for approximately 2,000 screen updates. It has also been demonstrated that organic radical batteries are useful for keeping a computer running momentarily following a power outage. Although the amount of additional time provided is short, it is adequate to allow a computer to backup any crucial data before completely shutting down.
In addition to being used for IC cards and computer backup, it has been speculated that organic radical batteries could be efficiently implemented in RFID tags. RFID tags are small microchips that are used for transferring data. They are most widely used as means of keeping track of products between manufacturing buildings, to warehouses, to retail outlets. Adding ORBs in these tags would allow for signal transfer at longer distances as well as give the tags the ability to transfer data itself.
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