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Nanobatteries Promise Energy Savings
Nanobatteries promise to usher in a new age of convenience, reports Taiwan
News. Smaller mobile phones that can operate for
a month without recharging and automobiles that
run on emission-free electricity are just two
of the technology’s potential applications.
These innovations, along with new forms of high-capacity
energy storage devices for home appliances and
consumer electronics, are the results of national
research and development programs on nanotechnology
presented at a seminar at the government-affiliated
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
in November.
“Taiwan is at the forefront of new energy
storage and fuel cell research. Through the application
of nanotechnology we are developing the next generation
of rechargeable batteries,” said Liu Chung-ming,
director of ITRI’s Materials Research Laboratories.
Liu and other officials at the institute said
they have developed high-performance rechargeable
batteries for mobile phones, notebook PCs, PDAs,
and electric vehicles. Already in the testing
stages, these new energy storage devices are nearing
commercial production through joint ventures with
several local Taiwanese firms.
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