Add salt to significantly extend the life of lithium-based batteries

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Salt has long been used to preserve meat, and now researchers at Cornell University have found that adding certain salts to the anodes of lithium-based batteries can also increase their useful life by a very large factor, solving long-standing problems associated with cell degradation. The advance can be adapted to other metal-based chemistries, including the lighter and more energy dense lithium-sulfur cells and, according to the researchers, might see commercial applications in as little as three years... Continue Reading Add salt to significantly extend the life of lithium-based batteries

Section: Science

Tags: Batteries, Cornell University, Lithium-ion

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