It is proposed that the cell might be used in applications which require relatively low power consumption, for example sensors of various kinds or emergencysignaling units, and that the devices might be used best in desert or warm coastal regions where the water is readily evaporated from the cell, thus maintaining its concentration gradient.
"My roommate and I heard the train signaling an emergency signal -- then we heard the intense impact of the collision, " said Max Tau, whose apartment is about 20 yards from the tracks.
These products are used in telecommunications networks, computer-controlled systems, security systems, emergency lighting, electric utilities and switchgear, medical equipment, rail signaling, renewable energy, and military and aviation equipment.