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Everyone knows what a battery looks like. Even though they come in a variety of shapes and sizes, they all have one thing in common – bulk. That is, until this new battery was announced. This new power source is super thin and flexible, and can recharge in 60 seconds! The polymer-based “organic radical” battery will purportedly last through 1,000 charge cycles and is just 200 nm thick. Apparently, those Japanese scientists have been able to overcome the obstacle of keeping the charge on a cross-linked soluble polymer when it is “spin-coated.” Bravo and props to those guys! Hopefully their breakthrough will allow for super-ultra-amazingly thin mobile phones (among other things), with lcd screens that double as batteries.
About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
