A Nano-Tool for Designing the Next Big Battery
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 12:31
in Physics & Chemistry
It's a jungle down there at batteries' atomic level, with ions whacking into electrodes and eventually causing failure. Now, a Michigan Technological University scientist has developed a device that lets researchers spy on the actions of lithium ions inside a nanobattery--and use that data to develop better, longer-lasting batteries to power everything from electric cars to cell phones.