Everyone has experienced the frustration of their phone battery dying and the several hours wait to get back to full charge. This could now be a thing of the past after scientists unveiled a battery that can be charged in one minute.
An aluminum battery developed by Stanford University researchers is an alternative to the current lithium-ion batteries used in smartphones and researchers claim it won't damage the environment or be combustible.
"We have developed a rechargeable aluminum battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames," said Hongjie Dai, a professor of chemistry at Stanford in a statement.
"Our new battery won't catch fire, even if you drill through it."