'Double-duty' electrolyte enables new chemistry for longer-lived batteries
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 12:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have developed a new and unconventional battery chemistry aimed at producing batteries that last longer than previously thought possible. Researchers have challenged a long-held assumption that a battery's three main components -- the positive cathode, negative anode and ion-conducting electrolyte -- can play only one role in the device.