Ultrathin, algae-based batteries could charge things you never t...

Courtesy Engadget  Sun, 11/29/2009 - 01:07

Somehow or another, we've figured out how to send mere mortals to the moon, create (and mass produce) a laptop thin enough to floss with and add multitouch capabilities to a mouse .

But for whatever reason, we're still stuck using AA batteries that last approximately one-fifth as long as you need them to.

Outside of a few breakthroughs here and there , the battery industry at large has found a holding pattern that...


 

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