phones charge in minutes with new battery technology
Have you ever thought taht your cellphones only need recharge in a matter of minutes? now this wll coming true with a new battery technology developed by the Department of Energy and Vorbeck Materials.They have demonstrated that adding small quantities of graphene can dramatically improve the power and cycling stability of lithium-ion batteries, while maintaining a high energy storage capacity.Traditionally, there's been a tradeoff between high capacity and fast recharge time.
The new material, known as Vor-x, was initially developed at Princeton University.
The recharge time of a cellphone from four or five hours was cutted to less than ten minutes with this new technology. It could also cut the recharge times of electric vehicles dramatically, while extending their driving range.
"Vorbeck produces a very high quality graphene and they have demonstrated an ability to get products successfully to market," said Gordon Graff, project manager at the DoE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
