Stanford researchers say they’ve found a way to make a new rechargeable lithium-ion battery that produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing batteries. A laptop instead of lasting 4 hours, could last 40, and electric cars could run ten times the distance. “It’s not a small improvement,” researcher Yi Cui said. “It’s a revolutionary development.” (Thanks to Sun Star for submitting the story!)

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