The manufacturer will be shipping with a technology called "Duralock", which guarantees power storage for at least 10 years.
To achieve the increase in storage duration, Duracell said that it uses 24 karat gold as "fuel" for creating chemical power, protects the anode and cathode with a unique separator that limits power transfer when not in use, and applies "triple corrosion protection" that surrounds the contents in an acid resistant. There is also a battery anti-corrosive exterior.
"We know that consumers typically don’t spend a large amount of time thinking about batteries,” said Volker Kuhn, general manager for Duracell North America, in a prepared statement. “But with the demand for more battery power on the rise due to the large amount of battery-operated devices on the market, it’s important that Duracell is recognized as a power solution they can trust." Duracell said that the average household has about 20 devices that rely on batteries.
The company said that it will launch the new technology with the support of its "largest marketing campaign in [the company's] history". The new batteries are scheduled to be available in U.S. retail by late summer.
