When the idea to create batteries using magnesium was first shared in a seminal academic paper in 2000, that novel design didn't provide enough voltage to compete with lithium-ion batteries ...

"Before our work," says Detsi, "the cycle life of state-of-the-art magnesium-ion battery anodes was only 200 cycles." In other words, the addition of the self-healing anode quintupled the initial ...

The process of manufacturing the water batteries indicate that mass production is feasible, given that materials such as magnesium and zinc are abundant in nature. To continue reading, please ...