Scientists from Stanford University have developed an aluminum-ion battery, can fully charge in about a minute. Also, the benefits of battery include a lower price in comparison with lithium-ion batteries and increased security: the deformation and overheating they will not ignite, causing burns to the user.

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Scientists from Stanford University have developed an aluminum-ion battery, can fully charge in about a minute. Also, the benefits of battery include a lower price in comparison with lithium-ion batteries and increased security: the deformation and overheating they will not ignite, causing burns to the user.

it is Noted that developments in the field of aluminum-ion batteries being long, however, remained an open question of the materials used for anodes and cathodes, which should retain its effectiveness for long time.

"we Accidentally found out that the answer lies in the use of graphite. Our battery can withstand 7.5 thousand recharge cycles without sacrificing performance. It is much more 100 cycles that can withstand other prototypes and substantially higher than current lithium-ion batteries", - said the representative of the group of engineers.

However, scientists have yet to solve a number of issues: in particular, it is necessary to increase the voltage from 2 volts to 3.6, as well as to increase the density of 40 W / kg against 100-260 watt for lithium-ion batteries. However, engineers are confident that we will be able to overcome the existing limitations.