'Double-duty' electrolyte enables new chemistry for longer-lived batteries

Phys.Org ^ | 04-24-2014 | Staff & Provided by Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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When Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers incorporated a solid lithium thiophosphate electrolyte into a lithium-carbon fluoride battery, the device generated a 26 percent higher capacity than what would be its theoretical maximum if each component acted independently. Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-04-double-duty-electrolyte-enables-chemistry-longer-lived.html#jCp

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Tech Ping!....................

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Energy Ping!..............

[dfwgator]

It’s Got Electrolytes!

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Brawndo Battery!....................

[babygene]

This is indeed good news. My wife’s Medtronic pacemakers only lasted 5 years last time and the replacements have 3 years on them. It was 80K $ to replace them last time...

Unfortunately now that we have death panels, she probably won’t get another set.

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Only $29.99....................

[dangerdoc]

I want this yesterday.

[Bob]

I’m actually a bit surprised that device manufacturers haven’t devised a through-the-skin, inductive charger to eliminate the surgery required for battery replacement.

[dangerdoc]

Probably the small but not zero risk of leakage and fire.

[catnipman]

Oh, goody! Another miracle battery. I think that’s about the 99th one I’ve read about in the last 30 years. I’m sure production is just a couple of years away too, just as soon as the manufacturing issues are worked out of course.

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It just keeps going, and going, and going.............................and going...................

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Rechargeable lithium batteries have a propensity to explode under the right circumstances..............

[Steely Tom]

Rechargeable lithium batteries have a propensity to explode under the right circumstances..............

High-density lithium ion batteries are chemically unstable. The only thing that keeps them safe is the active control chip they contain. It monitors their charge state, charge and discharge profile, and temperature.

It's amazing that they're allowed on aircraft at all.

[ßuddaßudd]

intresting,,, Im currently procuring parts for a XXX XXX XXX Multi-Chemistry Battery Charger circuit.
Dont tell my boss Im FReeping 'aight ? . .

[Red Badger]

$omebody grea$ed the proper palm$....................

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

Pacemaker battery that lasts 30 to 50 years, sounds lovely. Other than the whole, I’ve had a pacemaker for 50 years thing.

Those pacemaker batteries should use wireless charging.

The end of the charger? Wireless system can recharge EVERY phone in your office...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3147622/posts

[Recon Dad]

please add me to your tech ping, thanks!

[babygene]

“I’m actually a bit surprised that device manufacturers haven’t devised a through-the-skin, inductive charger to eliminate the surgery required for battery replacement.”

It is odd. Well maybe not so odd... They don’t actually replace the batteries, they replace the whole unit when the battery goes. As I said, it was eighty thousand for the pair of them including the surgery to install them.

These are not heart pacemakers. They are for deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease.