Every year we see news about research that achieves very small batteries with surprising capacitiessomething that would not only be great in the world of electric vehicles, but also in small devices such as iPhones, Macs, etc.
However, no matter how much news we see, in practice nothing happens, and although there is an improvement year after year, it does not come from the type of material itself, but because they are getting larger and using more efficient components. , but its battery is still lithium and has similar capacities.
Will we have infinite batteries in 2025?
Today there are already batteries that could last 50 years, making the phones disposable, so to speak, since they would never run out of battery. However, why is it not being implemented? Well, there are several reasons that prevent its use from being real today, and we are going to see them:
- High cost: New technologies are expensive to produce on a large scale, especially until they are accepted by people.
- Limited infrastructure: The factories are optimized for lithium batteries, changing involves large investments without guarantees.
- Security: Require extensive testing to avoid risks such as fire or radiation (in certain types of materials).
- Economic interests: Large industries prefer gradual advances to protect their businesses, both at the level of batteries and new devices.
- rare materials: Some technologies depend on scarce or difficult-to-extract resources, so manufacturing something on a large scale would be an impossible mission.
- Low demand: Consumers are not always willing to pay more for these batteries, although once tested they love them, everything must go little by little.
- Environmental impact: Manufacturing can generate high ecological costs and the need for special permits for it, which seems complicated lately.
In summary, yes, it may be possible to implement a uranium battery in an iPhone, however, first of all the safety of the device would have to be guaranteed, with thousands of tests where there are no problems with fires, explosions or radiation, to later be able to produce them on a large scale, all this without knowing how people would react and the final price of them until it is something common and widely consumed, that is, we will not see it in 2025and it will possibly take years to achieve it, that is if it is finally achieved, since, as we have seen, it can also cause problems for the environment, and with all the steps that governments are taking in this regard, it may be that, although it is viable, never be approved due to this reason.
And you, are you one of those who prefers current batteries even though they have to be recharged, or would you not mind taking the risk of a uranium battery, which should not cause damage, just because the environment has to be taken care of? atmosphere? Leave us a comment with your opinion and what you think will happen in the coming years. The truth is that, for my part, I think we are going to see an important change, especially due to electric cars.
