When it comes to the lab, accidents aren’t usually a good thing, but an unexpected result has led chemists to a system that could make batteries last up to 400 times longer than the best-performing batteries today. While the new battery would still need to be recharged, the big difference is it would keep working efficiently over 200,000 charge cycles – which is pretty much a lifetime of use when it comes to devices such as phones, computers, cars, and even spacecraft. And it’s a whole lot longer than the lifespand of today’s lithium batteries.
From our very good friends over at sciencealert.com