Nanotechnology and Better Batteries

Filed in archive Computing & Infotech on May 27, 2008

Everyone relies on batteries. In fact, almost everyone living in industrialized nations rely on rechargeable batteries. Think about all those people using mobile phones. Thankfully, these devices last quite a while on a single battery. But those who use laptops and other high-power electronics are often left wanting more battery life from a single battery. Well, nanotechnology may be the answer to better batteries.

This time, I'm not writing about MIT. Materials science and engineering researchers at Stanford University may be on the verge of a huge development. Professor Yi Cui published his paper in Nature Nanotechnology. He states that this revolutionary process may lead to batteries that have 10 times the capacity of existing batteries. Can you imagine that? What if your notebook computer that normally runs for 3 hours could run for 30 hours? Want to read more? Check out Stanford News Service.