Nanowires lead revolutionary change in battery technology

Stanford researchers have used silicon nanowires to revolutionise rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology. Research led by Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, has led to technology that produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing lithium-ion, known as Li-ion, batteries. A laptop that now runs on battery for two hours could operate for 20 hours.

"It's not a small improvement," Cui said. "It's a revolutionary development."

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