Another article that stirred my interest. A ground breaking technology for every electric cars. It is an air fueled battery. This battery could last 10 times longer than the ordinary battery used by todays electric and hybrid cars. This step-change in capacity will pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and laptops. 
It started as a research work; which then is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences research Council. The researchers were from the Universtiy of Andrews with partners at Stratchlyde and Newcastle.
The air fueled battery enables a constant electrical output from natural sources such as wind and solar. However, the electrical output will not be generated once the weather changes or when night falls. This new design has the potential to improve the performance of any portable electronic products.
Oxygen from the air is used as a re-agent rather than carrying the necessary chemicals around inside the battery. The oxygen will be drawn in through the surface of the battery exposed to the air. The oxygen then reacts within the pores of the carbon to
discharge the battery.
The oxygen, which will be drawn in through a surface of the battery exposed to air and reacts within the pores of the carbon to discharge the battery.
This is done due to the improved capacity of the addition of a component in the battery that uses oxygen drawn from the air during discharge. Since the chemicals in the battery is not needed, the battery in turn will offer more energy for the same size of the battery used today. Thus size and the weight of the battery is reduced with the neccessary charge capacity. However, reducing the size and weight of the battery has been a long-running battle for developers of electric cars.
This process of the air fueled battery is cheaper, since carbon component is much cheaper than current technology. On the contrary, researchers have been working and improving the chemical reaction of the battery. So that small applications such as mobile phones or MP3 players can be used.
It started as a research work; which then is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences research Council. The researchers were from the Universtiy of Andrews with partners at Stratchlyde and Newcastle.
The air fueled battery enables a constant electrical output from natural sources such as wind and solar. However, the electrical output will not be generated once the weather changes or when night falls. This new design has the potential to improve the performance of any portable electronic products.
Oxygen from the air is used as a re-agent rather than carrying the necessary chemicals around inside the battery. The oxygen will be drawn in through the surface of the battery exposed to the air. The oxygen then reacts within the pores of the carbon to
discharge the battery.The oxygen, which will be drawn in through a surface of the battery exposed to air and reacts within the pores of the carbon to discharge the battery.
This is done due to the improved capacity of the addition of a component in the battery that uses oxygen drawn from the air during discharge. Since the chemicals in the battery is not needed, the battery in turn will offer more energy for the same size of the battery used today. Thus size and the weight of the battery is reduced with the neccessary charge capacity. However, reducing the size and weight of the battery has been a long-running battle for developers of electric cars.
This process of the air fueled battery is cheaper, since carbon component is much cheaper than current technology. On the contrary, researchers have been working and improving the chemical reaction of the battery. So that small applications such as mobile phones or MP3 players can be used.
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