The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has developed new electrode material for lith ium batteries that promises to enable a notebook computer or cel lular phone to be recharged in one to two minutes.

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and T Technology (AIST) has developed new electrode material for lithium batteries that promises to enable a notebook computer or cellular phone to be recharged in one to two minutes. The next step would be to fabricate actual prototype batteries and conduct experiments to verify performance. The goal is to have a practical technology ready in one or two years.