Qnovo finds way to speed up smartphone charging
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 15:00
in Physics & Chemistry
No small setback: Those moments when your smartphone does not look smart at all, telling you it is about to die while you are in the middle of somewhere, looking for an outlet, dreading the waiting time it will take to charge. No small deal: The day when you can easily make use of battery technology that results in very fast charging times. A Newark, California, company Qnovo is working on that deal. Qnovo's team said they sought to apply an intelligent charging process: "Rather than charging with a simple current, Qnovo injects a series of charge 'packets', followed by measurements to determine the battery's state-of-health."