MOBILE PHONE BATTERY THAT CAN BE CHARGED IN 10 SECONDS

A revolutionary mobile phone battery that recharges in 10 seconds instead of several hours has been created by scientists. The new device charges 100 times as fast as a conventional battery and could also be used in phones, laptops, iPods and digital cameras within just two or three years, they say. The same technology could even allow an electric car to be charged up in the same time that it takes to fill a conventional car with petrol - removing one of the biggest obstacles to green, clean motoring. The quick-charge battery is the brainchild of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The MIT team says their invention uses materials already available to battery manufacturers and would be simple to mass produce. The invention is based on conventional lithium ion rechargeable batteries found in most cameras, phones and portable computers.