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Charge a car battery in 5 minutes? That’s the plan
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Charge a car battery in 5 minutes? That’s the plan

Several companies have built lithium-ion batteries that can fully charge in a matter of minutes. Their next goal: getting these into electric vehicles.
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The next generation of batteries could be built by viruses
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The next generation of batteries could be built by viruses

Angela Belcher found a way to turn nature's zombies into a tiny assembly line. But creating a new power cell might be just the beginning.
Welcome to the era of supercharged lithium-silicon batteries
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Welcome to the era of supercharged lithium-silicon batteries

Batteries with silicon anodes promise to make devices last more than 20 percent longer on a single charge.
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