How would you like to not have to charge your phone every night?  New technology may soon be available that will allow batteries to last weeks and even months without having to be recharged.

The University of Illinois researchers said they developed a form of ultra-low-power digital memory that could extend battery life by up to 100 times, by replacing metal wires in the devices' memories, which use up most of their battery power, with so-called nanotubes -- carbon tubes 10,000 times smaller than a human hair.

This would be great especially if you travel and might be gone a week or so; you wouldn't have to tote those extra cords around with you.  Hopefully this new discovery will be on the market soon.

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