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New battery technology could store 9 times as much as current lithium ion batteries
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Most batteries are made from lithium ion, and employ carbon as the anode. Other materials perform much better than carbon, and could substantially increase battery capacity. Tin anodes could potentially triple energy density, and silicon anodes might be able to hold 9 times as much charge as carbon. Such advances could lead to tablet computers and laptops that run for days before battery depletion, and to miniature, battery powered UAVs able to remain aloft for up to an hour. In an interview with Sander Olson for Next Big Future, Washington State University Professor Grant Norton discusses how battery technology could dramatically improve within the next several years, and how batteries with 9 times the energy density of current batteries could emerge within a decade. Read more »
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