Scientists say they have invented a new battery that could fully charge a smartphone in just one minute.
The researchers have created an aluminium
battery which they hope could replace the lithium models commonly found
in laptops and mobile phones.
And as well as the “unprecedented charging
times” of their aluminium prototype, the team said it was also safer
than lithium-ion batteries as it was less prone to catching fire and
more environmentally friendly than alkaline models such as AA and AAA.
Publishing the findings in the journal Nature,
Hongjie Dai, a professor of chemistry at Stanford University, hailed it
as a breakthrough in battery technology that went further than previous
attempts using aluminium.
He said: “We have developed a rechargeable
aluminium battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as
alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion
batteries, which occasionally burst into flames. Our new battery won’t
catch fire, even if you drill through it.
“Millions of consumers use 1.5-volt AA and AAA
batteries. Our rechargeable aluminium battery generates about two volts
of electricity. That’s higher than anyone has achieved with aluminium.”
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