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New Twist may obsolete existing Lithium Batteries

Technology Review -- By combining the new cathode with the previously developed silicon anode, the team created a battery with an initial discharge of 630 watt-hours per kilogram of active ingredients. This represents an approximately 80 percent increase in the energy density over commercially available lithium-ion batteries, according to Stanford's Cui, who was a coauthor of a paper describing the work published last month in Nano Letters.

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Submitted Mar 12, 2010 By: E-Squirrel

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chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:12,377 Points:2,177,015 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:39:43 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse As the article points out, the technology has several serious problems. Battery technology is still rapidly advancing. This means any company doing a large investment in scaling up commercial production risks being stuck with an investment in obsolete technology.
Houckster Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,795 Points:657,410 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:08:29 AM Ignore Houckster Report Abuse More power in less space as CAMEL1 says or more range for an electric car in the same space. Unfortunately, the article didn't mention how long charging for the battery will take.
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:6,050 Points:1,816,515 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:28:57 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse sounds good. more power in less space
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:15,397 Points:3,054,380 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:59:00 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse Hopefully this technology pans out and we can get a battery for our laptops that lasts much longer. Perhaps, also we can get longer lasting batteries for vehicles (needed for hybrids and all electric).
bby Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,594 Points:603,545 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:47:33 PM Ignore bby Report Abuse good news... lets us see viability
rugbyphil Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:19,113 Points:3,054,500 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:46:21 PM Ignore rugbyphil Report Abuse technology drives our economy since we don't really produce anything in this country anymore, so it shouldn't be a surprise battery technology is getting better. There always has to be an economic stimulus (bad choice of words) to achieve this, however.
RAC110 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,990 Points:1,473,600 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:42:56 PM Ignore RAC110 Report Abuse awful lot of guessing as to what works and how long it will last
TXGasPriceSpy Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:5,324 Points:1,010,350 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:42:51 PM Ignore TXGasPriceSpy Report Abuse Keep up the good research. Better batteries are coming.
kingpin6 Champion Author Arkansas Posts:2,567 Points:1,188,390 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:40:41 PM Ignore kingpin6 Report Abuse So, how is this really good news?
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:17,140 Points:1,673,495 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:38:46 PM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse So when can I buy my first electrical car with the new technology? Anything else is hash. Year after year, the scientists will continue to make last years batteries obsolete, so why waste $40,000 on a car who's battery system will be obsolete in another year?
Rick52 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:9,422 Points:738,335 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:38:11 PM Ignore Rick52 Report Abuse So they made a better charge battery with a short life ..... That won't help us at all ...
methaneman Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,790 Points:1,094,085 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:37:20 PM Ignore methaneman Report Abuse What if the hokey pokey isn't what it's all about??
uptherefiners Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,318 Points:683,120 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:34:02 PM Ignore uptherefiners Report Abuse that article gave me a headache, but keep at it
signwiz Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,395 Points:1,349,930 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:30:07 PM Ignore signwiz Report Abuse I suspect there are is significant amount of knowledge we have yet to discover in electrical storage technology.
04tang Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,244 Points:494,325 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:24:17 PM Ignore 04tang Report Abuse Building a better mouse trap.
Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:6,165 Points:1,225,615 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:15:08 PM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse That's encouraging news... Let's see in real life situations...
Dancin Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,510 Points:2,082,255 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:06:41 PM Ignore Dancin Report Abuse Fascinating research, and it is what universities are very good at doing.
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,265 Points:1,333,725 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:49:45 PM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse Interesting, but much more research is required.