Breakthrough batteries recharge 70 per cent in 2 minutes, last 20 years

[Mudcat]

Guess that's a big deal to you young whippersnappers.


Researchers at a university in Singapore have come up with a solution to the incredibly annoying problem of phone batteries dying too quickly.

The researchers at Nanyang Technological University have created a new battery that charges to 70 per cent within two minutes, according to a statement. The battery will also last for about 20 years, or 10,000 charging cycles. In contrast, the average phone, tablet or laptop lasts about 500 charging cycles and takes about two hours to fully charge.


Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/brea...minutes-last-20-years-1.2052729#ixzz3G8s4rGcm

 

[Matty]

Strangest Mudcat thread ever.



Could be big for the electric car industry?

 

[Mudcat]

Mixed feelings. I like science very much - but you kids and your damn typing with your damn thumbs on your damn phones . . .

 

[bacon]

this could be HUGH!

• JUST SAYIN

 

[reno cool]

it doesnt take phone 2hrs to charge.. I don't think

 

[MrX]

There's always an amazing, groundbreaking battery technology just two years away from being on the market.

Yet the slow, steady progress is all you ever see.

Battery hype, I'm over it.

 

[Saulty]

I'm curious to know how they concluded the batteries will last 20 years by just testing a small scale prototype in the lab for a few weeks.

 

[Matty]

show us the science

we're not buying it

gamelive.com

 

[Cami]

I'm curious to know how they concluded the batteries will last 20 years by just testing a small scale prototype in the lab for a few weeks.

They don't. just a hypothesis. I'm not worried about the battery lasting 20 years, no one would even keep a phone that long these days, although I do like the idea of it only taking a few minutes to charge, but would rather it charge to 100% and last 10 years.

 

[bacon]

do you remember when the energizer batteries came out with the thing you press on to see how much power was left

how cool was that, I came every time

 

[Cami]

Bacon, you're sick. I do remember that. Reminded me of those old school thermometers that you held on your forehead and the strip would change colors.

 

[Matty]

They brought back the yellow bar thingie on the new Duracell Quantums. Agree with bacon, very satisfying feature.

 

[Blitty]

Same technology that makes the mountains blue on a Coors Light can.

Science in its purest form.

 

[mrquincy]

My new bicycle LED light is bitching bright and the NiMH battery pack weighs almost nothing. I remember the old fucking batteries were so heavy and a pain in the ass to bicycle with.. The advent of LED's has dropped the ampacity needed to power the lights. I for one am all for new battery technology.

Batteries... They're not just for phones.

 

[Cami]

well that's pretty cool, I kind of want to do that to all the batteries around here now.

 

[Mudcat]

Well I'll be jiggered.

 

[reno cool]

They brought back the yellow bar thingie on the new Duracell Quantums. Agree with bacon, very satisfying feature.

it was the harder you press the more life you got. About as accurate as one of those alcohol analyzers they have at bars

 

[RayRay]

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