New rechargeable battery that can charge over 200k times

Posted on 27 Apr 2016 by Aiden Burgess

Imagine a world where a rechargeable battery would never have to be replaced, at least not in your lifetime.

Such a world moved one step closer to this never-say-die rechargeable battery reality thanks to researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The UCI team recently developed a nanowire-based battery material that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times, with next to no degradation. And the amazing part is that the new rechargeable battery…

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