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March 18, 2015

Materials research could unlock potential of lithium-sulfur batteries
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Mar 18, 2015
Drexel researchers, along with colleagues at Aix-Marseille University in France, have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next generation lithium-sulfur batteries that could one day be used to power mobile devices and electric cars. Lithium-sulfur batteries have recently become one of the hottest topics in the field of energy storage devices due to their high energy density - which is about four times higher than that of lithium-ion batteries currently used ... read more

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