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TheUnknownCoder writes:
"Researchers at Stanford University have taken inspiration from the pomegranate to design a supercharged anode battery. Working in collaboration with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the team used the pomegranate's unique seed design to make a battery that can store 10 times more charge than a standard rechargeable lithium-ion battery."
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by Khyber on Saturday March 01 2014, @02:22PM
I am already envisioning some very high-tech LED flashlights soon. 15W MK-R in a rechargeable Mag-Lite? I'll take ten, please!
Plus gaming on a laptop will be easier to do without being chained to an AC outlet.
And 97% capacity after 1,000 cycles? Not bad as far as degradation goes.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by bd on Saturday March 01 2014, @02:47PM
Agreed, that is a lot of power density and really good degradation behavior.
This may also be quite nice for electric cars.
Given the quality assurance habits of your typical cheap battery manufacturer, I wonder what the failure modes of such a battery will be?
What happens if one of these cells with 10 times more capacity short circuit? Fire? Magic smoke? Can I have my own dual-use cellphone/hand-grenade?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by hemocyanin on Saturday March 01 2014, @07:58PM
This would definitely be good for electric cars -- take the Nissan Leaf for example with it's 80 mile range -- halve the battery and go 400 miles, maybe more because of the weight savings. It would take out of the realm of being an expensive extra car, into being a real contender for one's primary or sole car.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by wjwlsn on Saturday March 01 2014, @03:13PM
Radio control hobbyists could really use this. One of the more popular battery configurations for small-to-medium sized planes and multi-rotors is the 3S 2200 mAh LiPo (3S = 3 cells in series for nominal voltage of 11.1 V), and they weigh about 250 g (0.5 lb) each. In my experience, flight times with one of these can range from 5 minutes (very aggressive multi-rotor) to 45 minutes (motor glider with careful throttle control). Give me about 10 times the energy density and I could fly my usual quad (carrying a GoPro) for an hour or more. Then installing a video transmitter would be worth the effort.
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