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THE secret to doubling your smartphone’s battery life has been discovered by researchers connected to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
A group of former students working under the banner of SolidEnergy Systems plan to commercialise a new battery they say will help users avoid the dreaded black screen for longer.
The secret, they say, is a rechargeable lithium metal battery that could soon replace traditional lithium ion batteries used in most smartphones.
MIT alumnus Qichao Hu explained the breakthrough to the university’s news site, MIT News.
“With two-times the energy density, we can make a battery half the size, but that still lasts the same amount of time, as a lithium ion battery,” he said.
“Or we can make a battery the same size as a lithium ion battery, but now it will last twice as long ... It’s kind of the holy grail of batteries.”
More here:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/g...y/news-story/288e00df85e349f246c8f6957e3f9ca5
A group of former students working under the banner of SolidEnergy Systems plan to commercialise a new battery they say will help users avoid the dreaded black screen for longer.
The secret, they say, is a rechargeable lithium metal battery that could soon replace traditional lithium ion batteries used in most smartphones.
MIT alumnus Qichao Hu explained the breakthrough to the university’s news site, MIT News.
“With two-times the energy density, we can make a battery half the size, but that still lasts the same amount of time, as a lithium ion battery,” he said.
“Or we can make a battery the same size as a lithium ion battery, but now it will last twice as long ... It’s kind of the holy grail of batteries.”
More here:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/g...y/news-story/288e00df85e349f246c8f6957e3f9ca5
