In the last couple of years everything around us has changed. From laptops to mobile phones to multimedia players, everything has changed. But the one thing that has remained the same is the device that powers all of them -- battery. But if the latest development in battery materializes then even our standard battery would get a much needed makeover. Reportedly, new Ionic Batteries can increase battery runtime by six times, meaning a standard laptop that runs for around 4 hours, could in future run for almost 24 hours!

This kind of technology is being developed by Fluid Energy, a Government-backed firm.

According to Cody Friesen, a professor of materials science at Arizona State and founder of Fluidic Energy, " a metal-air battery using an ionic liquid as its electrolyte not only functions significantly longer–because drying out is no longer a problem–but it also gets a big boost in energy density. “These liquids have electrochemical stability windows of up to five volts, so it allows you to go to much more energy-dense metals than zinc.” He says his research team will target energy densities of at least 900 watt-hours per kilogram and up to 1,600 watt-hours per kilogram in the DOE-funded project.”

I am keeping my fingers crossed to run my notebook for whole 24 hours!

[via jkOnTheRun]