Comment on New breakthrough may let us charge smartphones in 60 seconds
onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 months ago
I don’t understand. Is this a new material, membrane, electrolyte, way to deliver electricity to the battery, or something else entirely? Will this require an internal change to future batteries or something external? Also, is this for Lithium-Ion batteries only or other batteries that use ions too? And finally, how does this impact lifetime of the battery? Fast charging already has impact on batteries for charging in 30 minutes to an hour. The effect of just 60 seconds (a 30 fold increase) could be substantial…
brie@beehaw.org 3 months ago
The original research was regarding supercapacitors, not Lithium-ion. Based on the PNAS preview it seems it has to do with changing the design of a supercapacitor to increase charge rate.