Breakthrough results in batteries half the size with the same amount of power

By Tim Biggs
Updated August 29 2016 - 12:14am, first published August 19 2016 - 12:14pm
Devices that include the new kind of battery could go for twice as long without needing to be plugged in.
Devices that include the new kind of battery could go for twice as long without needing to be plugged in.
A SolidEnergy battery compared to the one found in an iPhone. Photo: SolidEnergy
A SolidEnergy battery compared to the one found in an iPhone. Photo: SolidEnergy

A new kind of rechargeable battery with twice the energy capacity of contemporary lithium ion batteries could be arriving in your devices as early as next year.

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