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New battery technology promises 70% charge in just 2 minutes

When it comes to technology, more often than not we live at the mercy of the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from notebooks, tablets and even electric cars like the Tesla Model S or the Nissan Leaf. In fact, it’s these same batteries inside our smartphones that we all stress about being depleted just when you need them the most.

New research out from the Nanyang Technology University (NTU) may change the way lithium-ion batteries are made in the future and could lead to them being vastly better than they are right now.

A team of researchers at NTU led by associate professor Chen Xiaodong has spent the last three years attempting to replace the graphite anode in regular lithium based batteries with a new gel material made from titanium dioxide nanotubes which, by all all accounts, has made all the difference. The new batteries built with titanium nanotubes are able to charge to 70% capacity in just two minutes and critically will have a lifespan of around 10 000 charging cycles, around 20 years or 50 times longer than current battery technology.

Chen has already applied for a grant to test the new technology on a larger scale and has said that he fully expects the new technology to be on the market in the next two years – ideal timing for anyone about to upgrade their smartphones now to be in line to get a super-fast charging phone the next time around.

This isn’t the first breakthrough we’ve been promised in lithium ion battery technology, but the news that it could be in the market as soon as two years time certainly makes it one of the most promising.

[Source – NTU, Via – Engadget]

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