It appears that a new Lithium-Ion battery is in the works at Google X Lab as reports claim it may be a game changer.

Google is reportedly looking beyond its specialization in Internet-related services and products. Yibada has noted that the search engine giant is looking to secretly dominate the battery business by coming up with its own solid state battery that lasts longer than the ones that currently exist. Judging by the reports, Google is working on a Lithium-Ion battery. It's no secret that Google has been trying hard to make it big in the hardware business and this recent move to develop a long-lasting solid-state battery seems to be a step forward in this direction.

According to NVONews, the project is now at an advanced level and is being spearheaded by Dr. Ramesh Bhardwaj, an old hand from the company. Bhardwaj's project aims to enhance today's lithium-ion batteries and make solid-state ones. Google's battery would likely be a revolutionary piece of technology, reports say.

In 2012, Dr. Bhardwaj reportedly started testing batteries from other companies for Google's project. The following year, Google X research team started to put their heads together to develop a Google battery.

Google's self-driving car and Google Glass are among the 20 Google projects that bank on battery use. In fact, Google Glass was even taunted because of its extremely short battery life. Even a medical project that intends to make use of nanoparticles to diagnose diseases in humans reportedly relies on batteries.

Google's move to grow into the battery business, according to Foundation 8 Hardware Strategy Head Lior Susan in the same Yibada article, is common sense, citing that most of its projects (car and drones) require better batteries.

Google is not the only big company seeking to make a giant leap in the battery business. Tesla Motors, tech giant Apple and IBM all tried to develop longer-lasting batteries, however only succeeded in producing minor improvements, the Wall Street Journal noted.

Google's solid-state batteries are reportedly expected to be much safer even for heavy everyday use. Owing to the solid electrodes in Google batteries, it can purportedly be embedded in humans for medical purposes, such as for a pacemaker, which requires replacement every few years or so owing to its battery life.

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