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UnifiedQuantumField OP t1_itz8r76 wrote

SS: Yeah I know, another battery article. However...

The breakthrough here is in the use of magnesium as an anode material.

Putative benefits are:

  • Comparative abundance of Mg (vs lithium)

  • A high theoretical capacity and negative electrochemical potential.

  • Inexpensive material.

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butterscotcheggs t1_itzdb7w wrote

I love this!! Thanks for sharing. Proud of the folks in Hong Kong for many reasons and this is a good one.

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Thebluecane t1_itzmg88 wrote

I mean given that battery tech was left to wallow for like 40 years at least it's good we are getting more and more reseach

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UnifiedQuantumField OP t1_itzzwzs wrote

I'll take anything that can be put into mass production and get us off our fossil fuel dependency.

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FuturologyBot t1_itzcnm5 wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/UnifiedQuantumField:

SS: Yeah I know, another battery article. However...

The breakthrough here is in the use of magnesium as an anode material.

Putative benefits are:

  • Comparative abundance of Mg (vs lithium)

  • A high theoretical capacity and negative electrochemical potential.

  • Inexpensive material.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/yeq42a/breakthrough_by_hku_engineering_researchers_in/itz8r76/

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