It seems like we’ve been looking for better battery technology for
decades, but it turns out some MIT researchers may have finally solved
the problem.
A team of scientists have discovered a microscopic energy source that
can generate electricity using nanotechnology, with the hope that it
could be used some day for creating more environmentally friendly
batteries, CNN reports.
The experiment coats organic carbon nanotubes with a thin layer of
fuel and employs something called a thermopower wave (which sounds
powerful). The result could power future computers and cell phones
using batteries that are 10 times smaller than before, while retaining
the same power output.
And they could be incinerated or just degrade over time without
leaving heavy metal residue in the environment, the report said.
There’s no word yet on whether this will even scale properly to a
consumer-level product, but here’s hoping.
Image credit: MIT/Christine Daniloff
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