This battery could charge your smartphone almost instantly

ITHACA, NEW YORK — A new battery design from Cornell University could charge devices in seconds.

Typical battery design usually consists of a structure with cathode and anode on the ends and electrolyte in between.Electricity flows to out the anode toward whatever its powering, then back through the battery cathode creating a circuit.

New research from Cornell University details a battery design where all the parts intertwine in a 3D structure, surrounded by thousands of energy-storing nano pores.
The twisting, self-assembling gyrodial is dense with power and eliminates a lot of the weight in traditional batteries and allows for much quicker energy transfer.

Speaking in a Cornell news release, lead researcher Dr. Ulrich Wiesner said the nanoscale design could see batteries being charged in seconds, or even faster.