Potential Li-Ion battery research breakthrough?

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This article discusses the potential of (are you sitting down?) the Tobacco Mosaic Virus to increase Li-Ion storage density by 10 times:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-...-capacity.html



Imagine how this could affect the size of flashlights... cooling could move even more to the forefront of technical challenges, given a potential reduction in overall mass.
 
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