[Mumbodog]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...+|+Mail+Online)

The battery, which has powered our lives for generations, may soon be consigned to the dustbin of history.
British scientists say they have created a plastic that can store and release electricity, revolutionising the way we use phones, drive cars - and even wear clothes.
It means the cases of mobiles and iPods could soon double up as their power source - leading to gadgets as thin as credit cards.

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[Elvandil]

Um..If you put 2 of those wafers together, isn't that a "battery"?

[namenotfound]

How does this compare to the already-existing thin batteries? My cellphone has a thin battery no more than 1/8th in thickness.

[JohnWill]

I'll believe it when it's in commercial production. There are plenty of new "battery technologies" in the lab, but most don't make it in the real world.

[Mumbodog]

Originally Posted by namenotfound

How does this compare to the already-existing thin batteries? My cellphone has a thin battery no more than 1/8th in thickness.

leading to gadgets as thin as credit cards.

Sounds pretty thin if the gadget itself is as thin as a credit card.





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[JohnWill]

Polaroid had a thin battery many years ago in their film. There are also lithium batteries that are thinner than a credit card, this is not new.