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New lithium-ion battery design thats 2,000 times more powerful, recharges 1,000 times faster
2013-04-17 13:41:03| Extremetech
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new lithium-ion battery technology that is 2,000 times more powerful than comparable batteries. According to the researchers, this is not simply an evolutionary step in battery tech, "Its a new enabling technology... it breaks the normal paradigms of energy sources. Its allowing us to do different, new things."
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Analysis: Rethinking the lithium-ion battery revolution over cost, safety
2013-04-10 09:04:00| Automakers - Topix.net
For nearly two years, a team of former Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius engineers has been working on the next big thing in electric cars: the latest version of the 154-year-old lead-acid battery.
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Researchers create lithium-ion battery that can stretch to 300% its original size
2013-02-26 20:39:37| Extremetech
Researchers at Northwestern and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a stretchable, flexible lithium-ion battery that can be recharged wirelessly. This is big news for wearable computing, roll-up displays, and implantable devices -- all of which have been desperately awaiting a flexible, stretchy power source.
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