The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is coming to a close, but not before showcasing a huge breakthrough in battery technology. The Israeli start-up company StoreDot showed off their new product at CES: a smartphone battery that can charge in just seconds. StoreDot’s battery charges 100 times faster than the present lithium-ion batteries and can last about five hours on a two minute charge. However, the battery cannot be retrofitted to existing devices because most phones would be fried by…
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If you’re tired of spending more time charging your phone than actually using it, a team of researchers out of Singapore have some good news for you. The group from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed an ultra-fast charging battery – so fast that it can be recharged up to 70 percent in only two minutes. When comparing this new discovery to the already existing lithium-ion batteries, the new generation has a lifespan of over 20 years – approximately 10…
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Is it a solar cell? Is it a rechargeable battery? Well, technically it’s both. The scientists at Ohio State University have developed the world’s first solar battery that can recharge itself using light and air. The findings from the patent-pending device were published in the October 3, 2014 issue of the journal Nature Communications. This from Ohio State University: Key to the innovation is a mesh solar panel, which allows air to enter the battery, and a special process for…
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According to new studies, the future of energy storage and conversion may be something that’s sitting in your kitchen cupboard. A new breakthrough out of Virginia Tech demonstrates that a sugar-powered biobattery has the potential to outperform the current lithium-ion batteries on many fronts. Not only is the energy density of the sugar-powered battery significantly higher than that of the lithium-ion battery, but the sugar battery is also less costly than the li-ion, refillable, environmentally friendly, and nonflammable. This from…
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