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Ionic batteries could multiply battery life by 11
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 storage beyond relatively efficient zinc-air ...
Ionic Batteries Could Increase Mobile Device Runtimes Six-Fold
jkontherun.com — 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 ... (more) Ionic Batteries Could Increase Mobile Device Runtimes ...
Metal Air Ionic Liquid Batteries – Next Generation of Batteries?
Metal Air Ionic Liquid Batteries – Next Generation of Batteries?
thecoolgadgets.com — We have reviewed about the development of new alternative battery energy Zinc-Air batteries in the previous week.... The Fluidic Energy has another solution known as Metal-Air-Ionic-Liquid (MAIL) that could simply improve energy storage by 11 times compare to standard lithium-ion battery.  ... (more) Metal Air Ionic Liquid Batteries – Next Generation of ...
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New battery technology could greatly improve battery life of mobile devices
Gadgetell — ... 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 » | Written by ...

Metal Air Ionic Liquid Batteries – Next Generation of Batteries?
The Cool Gadgets — ... The “MAIL” has the stability performance and capability to store more energy compare to zinc-air batteries. The method is using an ionic liquid salt to conduct electricity that is much more stable and isn’t prone to drying out either by accident or by eventual decay. The move would let battery makers use metals denser than zinc and therefore hold a much larger charge in a given volume. ...

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