The goal of electric planes and better electric cars just moved a lot closer.
A joint research team from Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the carbon specialist company Toyo Tanso has announced the development of a novel carbon electrode that could enhance the performance of lithium-air batteries.
Interestingly, the team built a prototype 1-Wh-class stacked lithium-air battery with a 4 cm x 4 cm electrode and confirmed it runs stably. It proves that the technology can be scaled up for industry.
Since these batteries are lightweight and high-energy, they are important for sectors such as
This development addresses the three fatal flaws — low output, short life, and poor scalability — that have kept these “ultimate rechargeable batteries” grounded.
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