New Design Brings World's First Solar Battery to Performance Milestone
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 07:30
in Physics & Chemistry
After debuting the world's first solar air battery last fall, researchers at The Ohio State University have now reached a new milestone. In the Journal of the American Chemical Society, they report that their patent-pending design--which combines a solar cell and a battery into a single device--now achieves a 20 percent energy savings over traditional lithium-iodine batteries.