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Finally, there is something to distinguish devices from Chinese tech giant Huawei more than just being a copy of Apple phones. Huawei has developed the fastest-charging batteries in the world.
The batteries, though, are still prototypes, developed by Watt Lab, a research and development subsidiary of Huawei, reports PCWorld. The company said it had tested the process repeatedly, stressing the fast charging is not a one-time deal.
Huawei displayed at the 56th Battery Symposium in Japan the prototype, which uses heteroatoms, that charges 10 times faster than regular batteries. In a demonstration, a 600mAh battery charged 68 percent in just two minutes, while a 3000mAh battery was charged 48 percent in five minutes, reports Techradar.
The company explains that the heteroatoms bonded to the molecule of graphite in the anode which serves as catalyst for transmission of lithium through carbon bonds. Huawei claims that energy is transferred with no loss of battery density and capacity or damaging battery life.
Huawei believes that with the breakthrough technology, it would lead "to a new revolution in electronic devices, especially with regard to mobile phones, electric vehicles, wearable devices, and mobile power supplies." The firm points out it would be faster to fully charge batteries than it takes to grab a cup of coffee.
Other researchers have recently tried other methods or used different materials to fast-charge batteries. At Vanderbilt University, they uses quantum dots of iron pyrite, or fool's gold, while at Stanford University, scientists used aluminum-ion cells in a presentation in April.
