Battery Material Prevents Fires, Stores Five Times the Energy

Battery Material Prevents Fires, Stores Five Times the Energy

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a solid electrolyte to replace flammable ones used in lithium-ion batteries.
An electrolyte developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could enable lithium-ion batteries that store five to 10 times more energy and are safer than the ones that recently caught fire on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner.http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510311/battery-material-prevents-fires-stores-five-times-the-energy/