Charge phone's battery in 30 seconds

An Israeli start up has developed a new smartphone battery that can recharge in just under 30 seconds.

The demonstration was made at Microsoft's Think Next symposium in Tel Aviv recently. With the company having plans for mass production, this technology could change the way we interact with portable electronics, and perhaps even help realise the dream of a fast-charging electric car.

A radically new battery design advanced by StoreDot could bring charge times down to the order of a few seconds.

The company produces so-called nanodots, chemically synthesised bio-organic peptide molecules that, thanks to their small size, improve elect rode capaci -tance and electrolyte performance. The result is batteries that can be fully charged in seconds rather than hours. 'In essence, we have developed a new generation of electrodes with new materials.

The company says that unlike other nanodot and quantum-dot technologies that are heavy metal based, making them toxic, its nanodots are made from a vast range of bio-organic raw materials that are environmentally-friendly.