batteries on smartphones and tablets have improved, but also other specifications have evolved a great pace, which always ends up conditioning the lifetime of the devices. Larger screens and more powerful processors suck all the extra space that manufacturers can impose on the batteries.
How to explain Phys.org publication, currently the batteries are composed of three components: an electrolyte that provides the electrons flowing between the anode, which discharges the electrons, and the cathode, which receives electrons.
So far there is only lithium in the electrolyte, but the step taken will allow it to be possible in the future to create a pure lithium anode – which will ensure a great leap in the quality of the batteries.
Thanks to developments in the field of nanotechnology, researchers at Stanford have managed to create a way to maintain stable lithium at the anode, which is considered as the “Holy Grail” of batteries, explained one of the coordinators of research Yi Cui.
Not only loads of mobile phones will last longer, as the batteries can be smaller and lighter without compromising their autonomy.
But it is not only in the smartphones and tablets that the new discovery will have an impact. Gadgets in dressing, known as wearable, this will be an important step for their maturation. The new lithium batteries can also contribute to the development of electric cars, by creating vehicles with greater energy autonomy.
With the first steps towards the ideal batteries, will be a matter of time before the concept “go to practice.” However more tests and developments to be assessed the stability of the new technology will be needed.
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