Super-powered battery breakthrough claimed by US team Researchers claim their technology could shrink the size of batteries by 10 times while offering the same power A cross-section of the battery reveals the 3D-design of the research project's anodes and cathodes 17 April 2013 A new type of battery has been developed that, its creators say, could revolutionise the way we power consumer electronics and vehicles. The University of Illinois team says its use of 3D-electrodes allows it to build "microbatteries" that are many times smaller than commercially available options, or the same size and many times more powerful. It adds they can be recharged 1,000 times faster than competing tech. However, safety issues still remain. Details of the research are published in the journal Nature Communications [ http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v4/n4/full/ncomms2747.html ]. [...] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22191650
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