Water-based batteries: 1,000% more energy storage and safer alternative to lithium-ion

2023-04-08

Scientists at Texas A&M University have been focusing on metal-free, water-based battery electrodes, which have shown an energy storage capacity of as much as 1,000%. Apart from reducing the dependence on lithium and other minerals, researchers also point out that these batteries put an end to battery fires. How do water-based batteries work? The university’s research, published on 27 March, explains that water-based, or aqueous, batteries are made up of an electrolyte, a cathode (the n...

Scientists at Texas A&M University have been focusing on metal-free, water-based battery electrodes, which have shown an energy storage capacity of as much as 1,000%.

Apart from reducing the dependence on lithium and other minerals, researchers also point out that these batteries put an end to battery fires.

How do water-based batteries work?

The university’s research, published on 27 March, explains that water-based, or aqueous, batteries are made up of an electrolyte, a cathode (the negatively charged electrode), and an anode (the positively charged electrode).

While traditional batteries have the same components, the contrast with the new batteries lies in the materials used.

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