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[NEW2elec]

For all you battery guys.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3060005/mobile-wireless/scientists-can-now-make-lithium-ion-batteries-last-a-lifetime.html

[MostlyBonkers]

It does indeed. No mention of how well those nanowires stand up to vibration. Hopefully the gel helps with that too.

[MadwitTY]

Here's the open source paper --> http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00029

[E-Luke]

Lithium ion polymer is used in some (hyundai) vehicle batteries already, they say they're 20% more economical - space wise - and they include a lifetime warranty on the battery. Citing the polymer being a gel base versus electrolyte base. Better thermal properties and cycle rates too.

I work for Hyundai. Not too savvy on the techie stuff beyond that, but I wonder if that's a similar (but obviously extrapolated) technology being referenced?

[protomech]

"Lithium ion polymer" by itself does not tell you much, it is a very generic term and can either mean a polymer electrolyte or more typically simply a polymer casing with a gelled electrolyte - typically referred to as a "pouch" cell, vs a hard-case prismatic cell typically with a liquid electrolyte. Li-po batteries have been around in commercial production since the mid 2000's.

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/the_li_polymer_battery_substance_or_hype