Bangladesh, Jan. 12 -- Sleeping battery technology has a history that spans over 300 years. Over past few decades, it has grown as a major disruptive force. Although many disruptive technologies had roots in defence sector, this civilian application technology is transforming industries and changing the geographical nucleus of the global industrial economy.
Until 1991, the battery was an auxiliary technology having very little effect on the success of innovation and competitive advantage. But, all that began to change with Sony's unveiling of the lithium-ion battery in the early 1990s.
Earlier, to make their portable and compact digital camera successful, Sony had conducted more than a decade-long research on digital image sensor technolo...