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U.S. 5X Battery Research Sets Three Paths For Replacing Lithium
dcblogs writes "One year ago this month, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $120 million plan to develop a technology capable of radically extending battery life. 'We want to change the game, basically,' said George Crabtree, a senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and a physics professor who is leading the effort. The goal is to develop a battery that can deliver five times the performance, measured in energy density, that's also five times cheaper, and do it in five years. They are looking at three research areas. Researchers are considering replacing the lithium with magnesium that has two charges, or aluminum, which has three charges. Another approach investigates replacing the intercalation step with a true chemical reaction. A third approach is the use of liquids to replace crystalline anodes and cathodes, which opens up more space for working ions."
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Trendy to "hate" on America? I can see its starting to bite now....getting sick of the backlash now are we? How about America stops its typical BS and stop giving the rest of us the reasons and opportunity to " hate" on you guys in the first place. Also, getting off your hypocritical high horse about how "free" America is, and how great a country and its being the Leader of The Free World it is, would do wonders for your reputation. That marketing speak BS has not worked since Bush