Early As Next Year Smartphone Battery Capacity Could Double.

Smartphones,electric vehicles may soon be able to last twice as long between charges.

Battery technology being developed by MIT spinout solidenergy systems.

Led by MIT alumni Qichao Hu, researchers have developd a battery that swaps out the common battery anode material for very thin,high energy lithium-metal.

The result of theireaction is increased resistence, reduced life cycle and the risk of short circuits created by dendrities.

The solution to its minimum heat requirement was to coat the lithium metal foil in a liquid hybrid electrolyte solution that eliminate the temprature constraint.

Solid energy aims to bring its technology to market later this year with batteries for drones before turning its attention to the mobile and wearable industry early next year.