Lithium-Ion Batteries Receive 10x Battery Life Boost

I don't know much of anything about the science behind batteries, but I do know that a battery life boost of 10x is something I am very interested in. Apparently the gist of what's needed to get that sizeable of a boost is to change the platform or anode from the carbon that is currently used to silicon, which is already in use in tons of other electronics in other capacities.

The reason being is that the silicon is far less likely to fracture under the load of the ions as the silicon can shrink and expand. Yi Cui has filed a patent and is hopeful that companies will quickly adopt this technology.

So basically, your cheap generic laptop that maybe gets 2 hours of battery life would be hitting 20 hours, a feat laptops cost three grand and up can't even achieve while maintaining a reasonable size and weight. Just imagine how much longer you could work on the go or how much smaller some devices could get if their batteries could shrink but maintain the same if not longer battery life, I can't wait.

Stanford researchers develop super long-lasting Lithium-Ion battery [via intomobile]