>>Maybe S&W will use this technology to market a practical, hand held laser! <<
Seriously, you may be onto something. Good for air and land based vehicles as well.
Just as hard drives hold more and more data, imagine a capacitor the size of a coffee cup holding enough energy to power your homes basic electric needs for a day, a week or a month. It could also power “power hungry” weaponry such as lasers.
How about EMP? I could use a small charge focused from the back of my car whenever the flashing blues come on behind me.
Before you get too excited, find out how many watt hours hours a unit can hold, then look at your electric bill, remember your use is measured in kilowatt hours. During the summer, I go through millions of watt hours running the air conditioner.
If you convert horsepower to kilowatts, your car engine output is probably over 100 kilowatts. It take about 25 kilowatts (25,000 watts!) to push your car at highway speeds.