Air-powered batteries, 3-D cellphones that project holographs, and personalized commutes are among the predictions of IBM scientists gazing into their crystal balls.
The US computer giant this week released its annual "Next Five in Five" list of five innovations expected over the next five years.
Among the predictions are advances in transistors and battery technology that "will allow your devices to last about 10 times longer than they do today," IBM said.
Today's lithium-ion batteries could be replaced by batteries "that use the air we breathe to react with energy-dense metal, eliminating a key inhibitor to longer lasting batteries," IBM said.
"If successful, the result will be a lightweight, powerful, and rechargeable battery capable of powering everything from electric cars to consumer devices.
"Better yet, in some cases, batteries may disappear altogether in smaller devices," IBM said, by reducing the amount of energy per transistor to less than 0.5 volts and relying on a technique known as "energy scavenging."
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