Administrator DKT27 Posted August 22, 2016 Administrator Share Posted August 22, 2016 Everyone has a smartphone these days and while processors have often got more efficient over the years, and software tweaks have been made to conserve battery life, many heavy users still struggle getting more than a day’s use out of their phone. However, that could start to change from next year, as a new technology has been developed that promises to power devices ranging from smartphones to electric cars for longer periods of time. This new promising battery technology is being developed by SolidEnergy Systems, which is led by researchers at MIT. They have developed a battery that replaces the common anode material we are used to with a much thinner, high-energy lithium-metal foil that can hold more ions. As Techspot points out, previously there has been issues with using lithium metal due to higher resistance and temperature constraints. However, a new liquid electrolyte solution has been formed, which allows these batteries to run, without worrying about minimum operating temperatures. Essentially, these new batteries from SolidEnergy can hold two times the energy density of what we have now, so batteries could either shrink while maintaining current performance, or you could squeeze more juice out of a similarly sized battery. These new batteries are currently heading for a 2017 release, and from there, SolidEnergy will be moving on to wearables. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 This implements slimmer smartphones too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 What does that achieve if app developers are too dumb to develop having power consumption in mind too? Granted, apps can only be as efficient as the OS allows for and it probably depends on that too to some extent but there are lots and lots of apps (especially for Android) that drain batteries faster than you can blink with an eye and most of the time, it takes a good while until one notices what the culprit is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 5 hours ago, n0_risk! said: What does that achieve if app developers are too dumb to develop having power consumption in mind too? Granted, apps can only be as efficient as the OS allows for and it probably depends on that too to some extent but there are lots and lots of apps (especially for Android) that drain batteries faster than you can blink with an eye and most of the time, it takes a good while until one notices what the culprit is. Unless you use the inbuilt battery monitor or a 3rd party app to track battery consumption. It's easy to see what is using abnormal battery levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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