the Autonomy of modern mobile gadgets is the key issue whose solution could lead to another breakthrough in the industry. According to Engadget, on a new type of battery has a Japanese Sony. They should be 40% higher capacity compared to lithium-ion counterparts, but they will have to wait no earlier than 2020.

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the Autonomy of modern mobile gadgets is the key issue whose solution could lead to another breakthrough in the industry. According to Engadget, on a new type of battery has a Japanese Sony. They should be 40% higher capacity compared to lithium-ion counterparts, but they will have to wait no earlier than 2020.

it is Reported that the key substance in new Sony batteries — sulfur electrodes. Lithium-sulfur batteries are known in the market for a very short life — only a few tens of cycles of charge / discharge. On this problem, apparently, in the moment and beat Sony. Even Engadget considers that the company has already solved this problem or close to it.

there is Also a suggestion that Sony is developing magnesium-sulfur batteries, which will be more capacious, cheap to manufacture and are not subject to degradation that can destroy the battery. It is noteworthy that the first commercial lithium-ion battery in 1991, Sony developed it in collaboration with Asahi Kasei.

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