Yet Another Landmark Discovery in Battery Technology: Foldable Aluminium Battery that Charges a Phone in 1 minute
I have a
dream, that one day common issues associated with tech gadget batteries will be
a thing of the past.
The other
time, it was the discovery of sugar battery that can last 10 times longer than normal Lithium batteries and here we go again with another breath-taking battery
discovery.
Still in the
bid of developing highly efficient and environmentally friendly batteries in
all ramifications, scientists in the US have discovered and developed foldable
aluminium battery capable of charging a phone in one minute.
The battery
is a flaccid cell and thus foldable, it consists of electrodes and it is filled
with liquid electrolyte.
A pilot test
carried out with the battery saw it charge a phone in just one minute.
The
developers suggest that aluminium is safer to use and also does not burst into
flames as some Lithium batteries will do under certain condition.
They also
went ahead to point out that the magical technology behind the aluminium
battery lies on the cathode which is the positive ends of the electrode, that
graphite used for the cathode performs better than most other materials.
As to almost
every development of this nature, you cannot totally rule out some shortcomings
at the onset and the aluminium battery has the inability to store up much
quantity of energy as the other types of batteries commonly in use.
The lower
energy capacity of the aluminium battery now poses another challenge for the
developers but they are tackling the problem squarely and hopping that having
come this far they will finally come up with fully developed and commercialized
aluminium battery.
Yet Another Landmark Discovery in Battery Technology: Foldable Aluminium Battery that Charges a Phone in 1 minute
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