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Salty solution to better, safer batteries

A new class of aqueous electrolyte enables high-voltage aqueous batteries. Credit: Dr. Kang Xu

A new class of aqueous electrolyte enables high-voltage aqueous batteries. Credit: Dr. Kang Xu

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD) and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have devised a groundbreaking “Water-in-Salt” aqueous Lithium ion battery technology that could provide power, efficiency and longevity comparable to today’s Lithium-ion batteries, but without the fire risk, poisonous chemicals and environmental hazards of current Lithium batteries.

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