Experimental all liquid-metal battery stays liquid at room temperature

Liquid and solid-state batteries each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but now researchers at the University of Texas at Austin claim to have developed a new battery that mixes the best of both worlds. The new design is the first all-liquid… Continue reading Experimental all liquid-metal battery stays liquid at room temperature

Self-healing potassium batteries: A cheap, long-life rival to lithium

Lithium is expensive, environmentally questionable in large volumes, and tends to catch on fire from time to time. It’s the best solution we’ve currently got for EV and device battery storage, but other alternatives are starting to surface, and one tha… Continue reading Self-healing potassium batteries: A cheap, long-life rival to lithium