Improved Electrolyte Claimed to Facilitate Vastly Improved Batteries
Updated: 2012-05-31 22:27:32
Researchers have been experimenting with lithium-ion concepts that could improve the energy density of lithium-ion batteries significantly, but they all have their drawbacks and limitations. Researchers at Boulder Ionics say that it is the electrolyte that lithium-ion batteries use which is limiting their ability to be economical. Boulder Ionics’ CEO/co-founder Jerry Martin says that the [...]
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