History of the rechargeable battery

Wave of the future: An Intel employee shows of Rezence, a wireless charging technology being championed by Intel which can charge multiple devices at once and works through tables up to 2in thick.

Of all the modern technologies we’ve come to take for granted, the rechargeable battery has to be one of the most important – after all, many of our electronic devices would not be able to work without it.

So how has the battery evolved and where is it headed? Let’s take a quick look at its history and future.