In new technology findings, lithium-ion batteries are being reconstructed with a longer lasting and more stable compound that involves an additive from brown algae, seaweed. This would mean that the batteries in everyday cell phones, laptops, and other common portable devises would hold battery life for longer and when that battery is charged many times it will won't lose capacity. The new batteries were tested to find that even after 1300 charges the batteries were still stable. The new batteries are constructed of silicon with an additive of polymer binders that act as stabilizing mechanisms. This is all due to the properties of the algae that act as the stabilizers. With this technology batteries now have the ability to hold a charge eight times the capacity of a typical lithium battery. The annoyance of battery life shortening as batteries get old is being tossed to the sea and the increasing number of portable electronics will now run for even longer.
See http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/September/08091104.asp
Posted by Drew Sorenson
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Who would have though algae would get me longer battery-life? I don't mind, given that I barely get 6 hours of battery life from my iPhone. Now to wait for this wonderful discovery to hit the shelves and improve battery life of all our every-day electronics.
ReplyDeleteMy old phone used to die after like 20-30 minutes of use!! But that is pretty cool that seaweed of all things and some brown algae can give lithium-ion batteries that are in cell phones a longer battery life! And how the silicon nanopowder can be used as an alternative to graphite electrodes. Weird... but I did notice that my current cell phone never has lost its ability to hold a battery charge! What a wonderful discovery =)
ReplyDelete>>Michelle Howell