Solid lithium-air battery hits 4x energy, breaks room-temperature performance barrier

Interesting Engineering ^

[Carry_Okie]

Li + O₂ = ... I forget.

[Carry_Okie]

Call it “exothermia.”

[Red Badger]

Power-packed, fireproof

By eliminating the risk of leakage or combustion, the new solid-state configuration not only improves safety but also stabilizes the battery’s electrochemical processes, which are essential for supporting higher energy reactions over time.

[ComputerGuy]

Who’s gonna get the big money?

[cuban leaf]

Li + O2 = ... I forget.

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Finally they are asking the right question!
Li + O2 = 42

[cuban leaf]

I’ve read more “battery breakthrough” articles than I can count. When I see it available at Costco, I’ll know it’s real.😁

[xp38]

I’ve lost count of the battery breakthroughs over the years. Maybe this one will be the game changer. Time as always will tell.

[Red Badger]

When I see it available at Costco, I’ll know it’s overpriced.........😁

[xp38]

2 seconds apart....must be an FR convergence or something. :)

[lee martell]

So, it won’t necessarily be 4X as flammable as the competition. Good. Lithium has something of a reputation.

[Red Badger]

“... the Illinois Institute of Technology and Argonne National Laboratory...”

[PeterPrinciple]

If realized at scale

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place your bets.........................

[FLNittany]

...but how does it burn?

[xp38]

At least Vegas has entertainment.

[bigbob]

I remember looking at the oxidation potential chart in high school chemistry class and thinking “lithium would make a good battery”.

[Eccl 10:2]

Wake me up when we have dilithium crystals.

[JimRed]

If it doesn’t start a conflagration in your garage, you’re golden!

[Salman]

But does it randomly burst into flames, even a little?

[alloysteel]

One is swiftly reminded of the reactivity of lithium with oxygen. MUCH heat generated, and in a confined space, that can mean much mischief.

Now, if the dilithium crystals can be synthesized, the gap might be closed.

Works on Star Trek, doesn’t it?