....again. According to this article on the BBC we will should be getting up to 8 hours of battery life before we have fuel cell technology. Hope so, and the sooner the better Scientists are working on ways to ensure laptops can stay powered for an entire working day. Building batteries from new chemical mixes could boost power significantly, say industry experts. The changes include everything from the way chips for laptops are made, to tricks that reduce the power consumption of displays. Ever since laptops appeared the amount of time they last between recharges has been a frustration for users. Short change A survey carried out in 2000 by Forrester Research found that the shortness of battery life was the most complained about feature of laptops. "The focus back then was more on performance and features," said Mike Trainor, chief mobile technology evangelist for chip giant Intel. "For most of the 90s battery life was stuck on two to 2.5 hours." But now, he said, laptops can last much longer. Full story can be had here.