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Elecjet claims its upcomingApollo Ultra batterycan top up its 10,000mAh capacity in a half hour.
The batteries use graphene to deliver ultra-fast charging and long service life.
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It’s part of the steadily evolving battery technologies that could improve everything from phones to electric cars.
The team received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010.
Graphene can charge quicker and last longer compared to regular lithium-ion batteries, Elecjet says.
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The $65 Apollo Ultra battery is expected to ship early next year.
“The graphene composite cell is not a pure graphene battery,” Elecjetwrote on its website.
On the negative graphite, the surface is coated with layers of graphene coating, which reduces impedance."
“This longer battery life is not only better for the user but also for the environment.”
Most current devices use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, technology that was first commercialized in the early 1990s.
But Lithium can be relatively expensive, difficult to recycle, and lithium-based batteries can have issues with overheating.
“That is a fundamental material science question.
It requires careful research and development on different materials that can charge and store ions.”
Improvements to existing lithium-ion batteries could also give gadgets a boost.
Ceylon Graphite is a company producing natural graphite and exploring processing options for electric vehicles and battery storage.
“In the anode, we are seeing some enhancements to the graphite using small amounts of silicon.
These advances are resulting in longer life of the battery as well as longer-lasting charges.
In some cases, advancements result in a battery being able to charge faster.”
