This generates electrical current that can then be used to charge a battery.

这一过程产生的电流可用于为电池充电。

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Temperature and phase changes in the gel could also be harnessed to charge a battery.

而胶体中的温度和相性的改变能被利用来对电池充电。

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Other technical improvements are on the way, including systems that could charge a battery in as little as five minutes.

其他技术也在不断更新，包括5分钟充满电的系统。

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Even though these are touted as fast-charging stations, it would take hours to fully charge a battery.

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Other technical improvements are on the way, including systems that could charge a battery in as little as five minutes.

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When you charge a battery, lithium ions travel from the cathode to the anode, where the anode holds onto the lithium ions to store the energy.

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