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Batteries are a part of everyday modern life, powering everything from laptops, phones and robot vacuums to hearing aids, pacemakers and even electric cars. But these batteries potentially pose safety and environmental risks.
In a study recently published in
Cell Reports Physical Science, researchers at Texas A&M University investigated the components of a different kind of battery a metal-free, water-based battery which would reduce the flammable nature of standard batteries and decrease the number of metal elements used in their production.
Most batteries are Li-ion and contain lithium and cobalt, which are globally strategic elements, meaning they are located only in certain countries but essential to the global economy and United States battery manufacturing.