We all have daily problems with technology, but how many of us can fix them? Mya Le Thai is a scientist studying at the University of California, Irvine. She recently discovered a process that may result in batteries that last forever. VOA Learning English spoke with Thai about her discovery. Thai said she had been frustrated that the batteries for her wireless devices degrade. Over time, they fail to charge fully. Thai did not like to have keep her wireless laptop connected to an electrical outlet. She decided to do something about that problem. At first, she and her team at UC Irvine thought about inventing a new battery. But as they experimented, Thai discovered something that might permit lithium-ion batteries to last forever. Lithium-ion batteries power most wireless devices. Over time, the batteries lose the ability to hold a charge.
Title: Batteries That Last Forever Could Be Near
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1030/batt_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Batteries That Last Forever Could Be Near' data-article-id='1502'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8750'>We all have daily problems with technology, but how many of us can fix them?</span> <span data-start-time='8750' data-end-time='17125'>Mya Le Thai is a scientist studying at the University of California, Irvine. </span> <span data-start-time='17125' data-end-time='25167'>She recently discovered a process that may result in batteries that last forever. </span> <span data-start-time='25167' data-end-time='31750'>VOA Learning English spoke with Thai about her discovery.</span> <span data-start-time='31750' data-end-time='39521'>Thai said she had been frustrated that the batteries for her wireless devices degrade. </span> <span data-start-time='39521' data-end-time='44333'>Over time, they fail to charge fully.</span> <span data-start-time='44333' data-end-time='52042'>Thai did not like to have keep her wireless laptop connected to an electrical outlet.</span> <span data-start-time='52042' data-end-time='56667'>She decided to do something about that problem.</span> <span data-start-time='56667' data-end-time='65417'>At first, she and her team at UC Irvine thought about inventing a new battery. </span> <span data-start-time='65417' data-end-time='75875'>But as they experimented, Thai discovered something that might permit lithium-ion batteries to last forever.</span> <span data-start-time='75875' data-end-time='81854'>Lithium-ion batteries power most wireless devices. </span> <span data-start-time='81854' data-end-time='87854'>Over time, the batteries lose the ability to hold a charge. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1030/battery_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6082 data-hint-location='31750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1030/what_type_of_batteries_power_most_wireless_devices.m4a'>What type of batteries power most wireless devices?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='lithium-ion'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1030/water.m4a'><span>water</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1030/zinc.m4a'><span>zinc</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1030/nickel.m4a'><span>nickel</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1030/lithiumion.m4a'><span>lithium-ion</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6084 data-hint-location='17125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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