World will not need all that lithium after all
China’s ‘soggy sand’ breakthrough helps zinc water batteries reach 1,700 cycles at 284°F
Extraction of zinc is more environmentally friendly than lithium extraction, and batteries made are inherently safer.
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Chinese breakthrough helps zinc water batteries reach 1,700 cycles
Researchers attained a major breakthrough in water-based batteries using a multiphase aqueous soggy sand electrolyte.
