After a couple of weeks recharging my own batteries, I was thrilled to read about the recent developments powering their way over from the University of Leeds. Puns aside, a new polymer jelly could provide a huge leap forward for lithium batteries - by replacing the hazardous liquid electrolyte which is currently used. This could potentially lead to the creation of smaller, cheaper and safer gadgets.
It's a far cry from our early batteries, such as this rechargable battery cell by Chloride Electrical Storage Co. Ltd, Manchester (c.1935). Being an incredibly heavy duty example, it could in fact power a wireless radio for a week or so!!
Read the full article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14852073 and see a examples of early batteries in MOSI's Collections Centre http://www.mosi.org.uk/collections.aspx
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