(MANHATTAN, Kan.)—
We all know the frustration, you're in the middle of a call and your cell phone's battery dies. But a student at Kansas State University hopes to give your phone or laptop a little energy boost.Steven Klankowski is developing new materials to increase the energy capacity of batteries in cell phones and computers. He says it could lead to fewer batteries inside devices and it could make them smaller and lighter.
"What we see in everyday life is just the electricity coming out, but the chemistry inside is what i'm working to try to improve. We need to use iPod, iPad, notebook computers, all these need good batteries so you can run for longer time and also reduce the weight," Klankowski said.
He says the technology could also be used to make electric cars more practical, by letting them go longer between recharges. But, he says it could be years before we start to see changes.
