Batteries

Metal-free batteries could make the industry more ethical and sustainable

image of an employee working at a production line of lithium ion batteries inside a factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China

A new scientific development is underway which could help make the battery industry more sustainable. Image: REUTERS/Joyce Zhou

Drew Thompson
Author, Futurity
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