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Research Promises Drastically Increased LiOn Capacity

Posted by Unknown on from the phones-that-last-more-than-five-minutes dept.

daem0n1x writes "Could this be the breakthrough we've all been expecting that will finally make the electric car a reality? Researchers of Northwestern University USA discovered a new way to build lithium-ion batteries that changes dramatically both the charge time and capacity [original paper, paywalled]. Guess what it involves? That's right, graphene."

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  1. Re:Reality by sgt+scrub · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Flying cars are already a reality. They are just expensive and inefficient.

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  2. Re:Reality by Baloroth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Interstellar travel is already a reality. It is just expensive and inefficient.

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  3. And when they finally hit the market... by Guspaz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... they'll fit right into the steady curve of slowly but steadily increasing battery capacity. People assume that all these battery advancements we keep hearing about never pan out. Well, some of them do, but once the researchers silly claims are brought down to be a bit more realistic, and after the years go by before they actually hit the market, they're just incremental improvements on what was available before they came out.

    There's nothing wrong with that.

  4. Re:The magical ingredient by darksabre · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Graphite is the form of carbon used in pencils. Anyway, my pencil is a lot more than a single atom thick ;-)