Battery that can last forever?

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Did Scientists Stumble on a Battery that Lasts Forever?

Researchers studying nanowires have found a battery material that can be recharged for years, even decades

Imagine a battery that could be recharged for decades. No more getting rid of cell phones because of waning battery life. No more landfills filled with lithium ion batteries.

This is one step closer to reality, thanks to work by researchers from the University of California at Irvine.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/did-researchers-stumble-battery-lasts-forever-180958955/#rCzgqOfwjiQecBQf.99

[freetoroam]

Should the work hold up, the gel-wrapped nanowires could eventually be a component in ultra-long-lasting batteries. This is likely several years down the road, Penner says, though he has been fielding calls from companies interested in his lab’s creation.

Read more: http://www.smithsoni...81arT7VQVq4h.99

The work will only hold up until the companies interested have got hold of this and locked it away for their own use and the use of those willing to pay the price.

Can you imaging the look on the faces of the battery companies? the look of worry springs to mind.

I have been finding that even the "longlife" batteries are not lasting as long as they used to be....this battery is in threat of behind decharged before it can be recharged.

Edited May 4, 2016 by freetoroam

[Rlyeh]

Decades is now forever?

[Darkenpath25]

sounds great to me