I found this article about mobile phone batteries online, and I would like to share it with you:

"Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a way to charge lithium batteries in a couple of minutes rather than hours, opening the door to a generation of fast-charging mobile phones.

Current batteries made of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) can store large amounts of energy but stumble at releasing it.

They are better at dispensing the power in a steady flow than at discharging it or gaining it in a sudden burst.

Until now, the blame was on the charged lithium atoms. These ions, along with electrons, move too slowly through the battery material before arriving at the terminal to deliver their charge -- or so it was thought..."

Source: Mobiledia
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