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What is the smallest and lightest battery type available today?

Ok, the answer I am looking for is not like: wrist watch batteries, or anything like that. What I mean is, what type of battery, like lithium-ion or alkaline... which type will give me more voltage and amps per hour for less weight and size. For example,


It looks like the Lithium Sulphur battery has the highest energy density (per kilogram) among rechargeable batteries, followed by Lithium Ion batteries.

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