Powered by seaweed: Polymer from algae may improve battery performance
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 15:30
in Physics & Chemistry
By looking to Mother Nature for solutions, researchers have identified a promising new binder material for lithium-ion battery electrodes that could not only boost energy storage, but also eliminate the use of toxic compounds now used in manufacturing the components. Known as alginate, the material is extracted from common, fast-growing brown algae.