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jkontherun.com - 14 days ago
Ionic Batteries Could Increase Mobile Device Runtimes Six-Fold
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Could the six-hour runtime of a netbook go to 36 hours in the future? It sounds possible based on recent ionic battery projects . Battery technologies simply haven’t undergone a major change in years, so most of our runtime gains have come through more power efficient hardware. But if ...
electronista.com - 14 days ago
Ionic batteries could multiply battery life by 11
— electronista.com — A new development by partly government-backed Fluidic Energy could potentially extend the battery life of notebooks, cars and other devices well beyond existing lithium-ion cells. Known as Metal-Air Ionic Liquid (MAIL), it would improve energy ... (more) Ionic batteries could multiply battery life by 11

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Gadgetell:  New battery technology could greatly improve battery life of mobile devices

PCLaunches.com:  Ionic Batteries can increase battery runtime by six times

Ubergizmo:  Ionic Battery Technology For The Future

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New battery technology could greatly improve battery life of mobile devices
Gadgetell — ... close to a day, or even multiple days.  It will probably be a while before we start seeing anything with MAIL batteries, but it might be worth the wait.  With Intel pushing it’s ULV chipsets, it wouldn’t be all that surprising to see standard laptops running for days at a time when combined with MAIL.  We can only hope that this, like so many other battery improvements, doesn’t end up falling away into obscurity or becomes to unfeasible. Read [jkOnTheRun] Read [Electronista] Full Story ...

Ionic Batteries can increase battery runtime by six times
PCLaunches.com — ... drying out is no longer a problem–but it also gets a big boost in energy density. “These liquids have electrochemical stability windows of up to five volts, so it allows you to go to much more energy-dense metals than zinc.” He says his research team will target energy densities of at least 900 watt-hours per kilogram and up to 1,600 watt-hours per kilogram in the DOE-funded project.” I am keeping my fingers crossed to run my notebook for whole 24 hours! [via jkOnTheRun]

Ionic Battery Technology For The Future
Ubergizmo — ... We’ve seen laptop and computer technology improve in leaps and bounds, but one thing that’s been rather constant is the crappy battery life, thanks to lithium-ion technology which hasn’t been replaced just yet. Is that set to change? Well, Fluid Energy, a government-backed firm is certainly trying to do so. The new ionic batteries that it’s working on could increase battery life by up to 6 times, meaning we could have an average of 24-hour battery life, which is really cool. We’re certainly looking forward to the day where we can ...