Research lab goof results in 4X Li-ion battery working life

[HEXUS]

Boffins accidentally left anode nanoparticles in chemical mix several hours too long.

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[yeeeeman]

That happens when you don't play by the rule

[ValkyrieTsukiko]

Nice! Good going accidental research. I wonder did the person who accidently forgot to take them off got a promotion from it :-)

[semo]

No mention of charge/discharge rates or operating temp ranges. Move along, nothing to see here

[GregglesB]

The best discoveries always happen by accident!

[GregglesB]

No mention of charge/discharge rates or operating temp ranges. Move along, nothing to see here

Not really, you're seeing a proof of concept. Who knows what tech it'll lead to

[Brian224]

No mention of charge/discharge rates or operating temp ranges. Move along, nothing to see here

Did you try following the link in the article?

The result is an electrode that gives more than three times the capacity of graphite (1.2 Ah/g) at a normal charging rate, Li says. At very fast charging rates (six minutes to full charge), the capacity is still 0.66 Ah/g after 500 cycles.

Unfortunately I doubt we will see more detail until (or if) the paper is published.

[iworrall]

When a scientist says "That's weird!", that's when science happens.

[sameloop]

Stupid clever boffins!