Nanotube Batteries to Recharge in Seconds

By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

Working with mobile devices as I have been, I’ve noticed newer ones have smaller batteries which charge much more quickly than in the past. Batteries that used to take 3 - 4 hours (or more) to charge now charge in 1 hour or so. If scientists have their way, that time make shorten to seconds.

Researchers are working on new batteries that are based on capacitors, which charge much faster and last longer than normal batteries, which use chemical reactions.

Since the new batteries would use capacitors instead of chemical reactions, they would not degrade as they were charged / discharged. They could potentially be recharged several hundred thousand times … though you most likely will have moved onto the 10th generation iPod or new Nokia phone by then.

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