With a few exceptions, most of the battery technology that we write about isn’t exactly close to making your gadgets better in the near term. This battery technology is, and it could triple battery capacity within a year.
Batteryologists at Washington State University have figured out a way to make lithium-ion batteries using an anode made of tin instead of graphite. The anode, as I’m sure you know, is the place where all of those lithium ions are stored, and when the ions flow from the anode to the cathode, they discharge a horde of electrons along the way and that’s how your stuff gets power. Most lithium-ion batteries use anodes made of graphite, but tin can store nearly three times as much energy.
via DVICE
