Long lasting Battery Technology

Regular Li-ion battery.

The development of mobile phone and tablet technology is extraordinary in the last three years. Both of them seem able to do all things. Unfortunately, the ability of both limited by battery power source alias as "life" for the digital devices.

Sadly, the development of battery technology is not as fast as the technology of digital devices themselves. As a result, many people who have to carry a charger or power bank so as not to run out of power when using the digital equipment.

More recently, a group of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign managed to create a prototype lithium-ion battery that allows to power on a tablet or smart phone that is recharges 1,000 times faster and is 2,000 times more powerful than other lithium-ion batteries on the market.

A technical diagram of how a lithium-ion battery works and how the new 3D structure of the battery developed at UI Urbana-Champaign will function. (Picture from: http://www.extremetech.com/)

Combining both power and longevity in a light battery is something engineers have been trying to solve for decades. You can either have a very powerful battery that discharges a lot of power for a few seconds or a battery that provides a low source of power for an extended period of time. The lithium-ion battery that is commonplace in cell phones, laptops, and electric cars  is the best balance scientists have developed thus far that balances these two concerns.

"A battery can deliver far more power than anybody ever thought. In recent decades, electronics have gotten small. The thinking parts of computers have gotten small. And the battery has lagged far behind. This is a microtechnology that could change all of that. Now the power source is as high-performance as the rest of it," said Lead researcher, William P. King.

High-power battery technology from the University of Illinois. Ions flow between three-dimensional micro-electrodes in a lithium ion battery. (Picture from: http://inhabitat.com/)

According to King, today is the micro-technology era that can transform all into reality. "Now the energy source that has high performance as other components. Thanks in part to the fact that they are 30 times smaller, the battery charging does not take long time," said King. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | THE EXTREME TECH | FOX NEWS | FIRMAN | KORAN TEMPO 4209]

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