Batteries are always a limiting factor in things - power tools, personal electronics, etc... Looks like there may have been a major advance in energy density and lifespan - from Australia's Swinburne University:
Breakthrough technology at Swinburne makes batteries safe and sustainable
As exploding batteries in mobile phones, computers and headphones continue to make headlines, researchers at Swinburne’s Centre for Micro-Photonics are one step closer to producing commercially viable, chemical-free, long-lasting, safe batteries.
Professor Baohua Jia and Dr Han Lin lead a team developing the Bolt Electricity Storage Technology (BEST) battery – a graphene oxide-based supercapacitor offering high performance and low-cost energy storage.
The technology could, according to one investor, make chemical batteries a thing of the past.
“The battery is very thin, it’s carbon based and it’s environmentally friendly,” Professor Jia says. “We filed a patent on the technology last year.”
The technology is on the brink of becoming a commercial prototype.
Faster please!
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