Battery Breakthroughs…And Other Small Business Tech News

One AA battery isolated on white, with clipping path getty Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?  1 — Two big battery tech advances. Two major battery technological advances have rolled out recently with the first coming from QuantumScape, a Bill Gates and Volkswagen-backed startup. The startup recently announced that the “solid state” batteries— created for electric vehicles— will now be more efficient than other batteries made in the past. The new EV batteries will have the capability to hold greater power, charge quicker, and have a longer life. Additionally, researchers have recently created a battery that is rechargeable, flexible, and composed of silver oxide-zinc. This battery has a real energy density that is 5-10 times more than current batteries and is easier to make than previous flexible batteries, which required very specific conditions. (Source: The Verge, UCSD News) Why this is important for your business: Yes, batteries are the killer app of the next few years.Battery tech is hot and you can expect that science will soon overcome the challenges of storing and using energy for all sorts of products – from vehicles to phones…
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