New Lithium-Ion batteries to last 20 years

Eamax, a company in Osaka has come up with a battery that could potentially endure 20 years of regular use, that's 10,000 charges! If the cost is decent, which it could be, considering the process used, this could potentially ruin the general purpose batteries and their relevant holding companies.

The secret to the long-lasting lithium-ion? In current designs, the tin that's used for the battery's negative electrode weakens through continual charging and recharging. The new design, however, calls for tin-coated resin that stabilizes the electrode and prevents deterioration.

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