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Briefing
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- Alkaline Battery Announcement – Startup company Ionic Materials working on new battery design for cars and laptops using alkaline, providing alternative to lithium-ion batteries and other high-energy storage technologies
- Current Alkaline Limitations – Alkaline batteries are not rechargeable, making them incompatible with personal electronics and vehicles
- Design Prototype – Company changed battery's equation making alkaline prototype able to have 400 recharge cycles, while replacing zinc with aluminum
- Material Advantages – Cheaper, safer and not prone to combustion issues compared to lithium-ion batteries
- Next Steps – Improve technology to triple current recharge cycles
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Energy, Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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Ionic Materials
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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August 1, 2017
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