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Leslie Katz Former Culture Editor
Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.
Credentials
- Third place film critic, 2021 LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
A new lithium-ion battery by Toshiba will recharge to 80 percent in just a minute, the company has announced.
A full recharge of the Super Charge battery, which uses nanoparticles to store vast amounts of lithium ions, can be achieved in 10 minutes, Toshiba says. That's about 60 times faster than conventional batteries.
Expect to see the new battery powering Toshiba notebooks and mobile phones as early as 2006. It might, however, show up earlier in other products, including some within the automotive industry.