以色列公司研发新型电池 30秒充满电

 　　A lab worker disconnects from a charger a mobile phone, displaying a timer indicating that the battery was fully 1 charged under 30 seconds, at the headquarters of StoreDot in Tel Aviv October 23, 2014.

　　An Israeli company says it has developed technology that can charge a mobile phone in a few seconds and an electric car in minutes, advances that could transform two of the world's most dynamic consumer industries.
　　以色列一家公司开发出一种新技术，可在几秒钟内完成手机充电，充电动汽车甚至仅需几分钟。这项技术进步可能改变世界上发展最快的两大消费产业。
　　Using nano-technology to synthesize artificial molecules 2, Tel Aviv-based StoreDot says it has developed a battery that can store a much higher charge more quickly, in effect acting 3 like a super-dense sponge to soak up power and retain it.
　　位于特拉维夫市的StoreDot公司利用纳米技术合成人造分子，研制出一款能够更快地充入更多电量的新电池。这就像是一块高密度海绵，能够迅速吸收电力并储存起来。
　　以色列公司研发新型电池 30秒充满电
　　While the prototype is currently far too bulky for a mobile phone, the company believes it will be ready by 2016 to market a slim battery that can absorb and deliver a day's power for a smartphone in just 30 seconds.
　　尽管现有的原型体积远超一般智能手机电池，但是该公司相信在2016年将向市场推出纤薄的快速电池，并实现30秒内充满智能手机足以使用一天的电量。
　　"These are new materials, they have never been developed before," said Doron Myersdorf, the founder 4 and chief executive of StoreDot, whose investors 5 include Russian billionaire and Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich.
　　“这些都是从未被使用过的新材质，”StoreDot公司创始人兼董事长多隆-米尔斯多夫（Doron Myersdorf）说道。他的赞助商有俄罗斯亿万富翁、切尔西足球俱乐部的老总罗曼-阿布拉莫维奇（Roman Abramovich）。
　　The innovation is based around the creation of "nanodots", which StoreDot describes as bio-organic peptide molecules. Nanodots alter the way a battery behaves to allow the rapid absorption and, critically, the retention 6 of power.
　　这项技术革新基于创新性的“纳米点”（nanodots)。这些纳米点被StoreDot公司形容为有机体间的“肽链”，他们可以改变电池的性能以更快地吸收、更精准地储存电力。
　　The company has raised $48 million from two rounds of funding, including backing from a leading mobile phone maker 7. Myersdorf declined to name the company, but said it was Asian.
　　StoreDot公司目前已经在两轮融资中获得了4800万美元的投资，投资方还有一家未透露名称的领先手机厂商。 米尔斯多夫拒绝透露该厂商的名称，但称这家公司来自亚洲。
　　With the number of smartphone users forecast to reach 1.75 billion this year, StoreDot sees a big market, and some experts think that -- with more work -- it could be on to a winner.
　　业内人士预计，今年全球智能手机用户量将达17亿5千万，该公司正是看准了这背后巨大的商机。因此有专家认为，经过更多的研究工作，StoreDot有可能成为行业的佼佼者。
　　"We live in a power hungry world ... people are constantly chasing a power outlet 8. StoreDot has the potential to solve this real big problem," said Zack Weisfeld, who has worked with and evaluated ventures in the mobile phone sector 9 globally.
　　“我们生活在一个对能源饥渴的世界里，人们总是在寻找电力来源。StoreDot有解决这巨大问题的能力，”在全球手机市场从事和进行投资评估的专家扎克-维斯菲尔德（Zack Weifeld）说道
　　"They still have some way to go, to deal with size of battery and power cycle rounds, but if solvable, it's a very big breakthrough," he told Reuters.
　　“但是他们还有很长的路要走，以解决电池体积和充电次数的问题。但如果这些问题得到了解决，那么将是巨大的突破。”他向路透社记者说到。
　　Myersdorf said a fast-charge phone would cost $100-$150 more than current models and would ultimately be able to handle 1,500 recharge/discharge cycles, giving it about three years of life.
　　米尔斯多夫表示，能够快速充电的手机将比现时手机贵100至150美元，最终能在3年的使用寿命中实现快速充电1500次。
　　He hopes to use the same technology to create a car battery that recharges in two or three minutes, rather than current models which commonly need to be charged overnight.
　　他还希望将这一技术推广至电动汽车的领域，在2到3分钟内完成对车辆的充电。当前，要完成电动车的充电往往需要一整夜。