smartphones, drones and electric cars.
One thing didn't mentioned in this article is the cost. If the cost is more than double then for smart phone is acceptable because the current battery is very small and doesn't cost much, for automotive it will be too costly to be used.
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MIT spinoff SolidEnergy Systems plans to release a high-capacity lithium metal battery for drones in November, and phones in 2017.
New lithium metal batteries offer double the energy capacity of today's smartphones, drones, and electric cars, and could keep those devices running twice as long, creators said.
Creator, and MIT spinout, SolidEnergy Systems plans to bring the batteries to smartphones and wearables by early 2017, and to electric cars by 2018. This November, they will be available for drones.
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The battery switches the common battery anode material—graphite—for very thin, high-energy lithium-metal foil. The lithium can hold more ions, and provides more energy capacity. Typically, lithium metal batteries are short-lived and volatile, but researchers modified them to be rechargeable and safer to use.
If the technology works, the implications are major: Right now, electric cars can go about 200 miles on a single charge. Hu said he can make their battery half the size and half the weight, and it will travel the same distance—or, he can make it the same size and weight, and it will go 400 miles on a single charge.
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-...ars-and-drones/
One thing didn't mentioned in this article is the cost. If the cost is more than double then for smart phone is acceptable because the current battery is very small and doesn't cost much, for automotive it will be too costly to be used.
Quote:
MIT spinoff SolidEnergy Systems plans to release a high-capacity lithium metal battery for drones in November, and phones in 2017.
New lithium metal batteries offer double the energy capacity of today's smartphones, drones, and electric cars, and could keep those devices running twice as long, creators said.
Creator, and MIT spinout, SolidEnergy Systems plans to bring the batteries to smartphones and wearables by early 2017, and to electric cars by 2018. This November, they will be available for drones.
Quote:
The battery switches the common battery anode material—graphite—for very thin, high-energy lithium-metal foil. The lithium can hold more ions, and provides more energy capacity. Typically, lithium metal batteries are short-lived and volatile, but researchers modified them to be rechargeable and safer to use.
If the technology works, the implications are major: Right now, electric cars can go about 200 miles on a single charge. Hu said he can make their battery half the size and half the weight, and it will travel the same distance—or, he can make it the same size and weight, and it will go 400 miles on a single charge.
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-...ars-and-drones/
