Wow… three new battery technologies that sound awesome. If they all pan out, rechargeable batteries could charge up to 90% capacity in two minutes, have three times their current battery life (six times for “mobile gadgets”!), and be lighter as well!

Imagine a full-powered laptop that’s lighter and would last several work days on a single charge. Or the most likely alternative, one with the same battery life as today but that’s much smaller and lighter.

These may even open up ways to use batteries that aren’t currently feasible. They’re not Shipstones — yet — but combined with recent solar energy breakthroughs, we may see good, cheap solar energy systems becoming a reality in the near future.

This is a really good time to be a geek. 🙂