nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones

This could be good news for the Electric car indeed as one of the main downsides, is milage due to lack of battery power...

The greatly expanded storage capacity could make Li-ion batteries attractive to electric car manufacturers. Cui suggested that they could also be used in homes or offices to store electricity generated by rooftop solar panels.

"Given the mature infrastructure behind silicon, this new technology can be pushed to real life quickly," Cui said.

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