A team of scientists have announced a new lithium-ion battery design which they believe is much less likely to explode.
The new battery, developed by researchers at Stanford University in the US, hopes to overcome one of the major shortcomings of these devices. Common lithium-ion batteries, due to their chemistry, are liable to violently explode when subjected to overheating, overcharging or physical punctures. Critically, unlikely traditional designs, the new architecture will automatically shut down when…
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