article_snippet.sent: And the technology is both greener and safer than current batteries, as well as being flexible.
article_snippet.sent: It is the first high-performance aluminium battery that is 'fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive', according to It designers.
article_snippet.sent: The flexible aluminium battery is said to be the first high-performance aluminium battery that is 'fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive' The flexible aluminium battery was created at Stanford University, California, and the findings have been published in the journal Nature.
article_snippet.sent: Lead author and professor of chemistry at the university, Hongjie Dai, said: 'Lead author and professor of chemistry at the university, Hongjie Dai have developed a rechargeable aluminium battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames. '
article_snippet.sent: Aluminium is cheap and has a low flammability coupled with a high-charge storage capacity.
article_snippet.sent: Unlike other prototypes which die after just 100 charges, The flexible aluminium battery Stanford University can also withstand more than 7,500 cycles without any loss of capacity.
article_snippet.sent: It is more environmentally friendly than alkaline batteries, and can't catch fire like lithium-ion technology.
article_snippet.sent: But scientists have struggled to make a commercially viable aluminium-ion battery because of the difficulty in finding materials capable of producing sufficient voltage after repeated cycles of charging and discharging.
article_snippet.sent: Besides safety, our have achieved major breakthroughs in aluminium battery performance.'
article_snippet.sent: Unlike other prototypes which die after just 100 charges, The flexible aluminium battery can also withstand more than 7,500 cycles without any loss of capacity.
article_snippet.sent: By comparison, a typical lithium-ion battery lasts about 1,000 cycles.
article_snippet.sent: The flexible aluminium battery can also withstand more than 7,500 cycles without any loss of capacity .
article_snippet.sent: Aluminium is also a cheaper metal than lithium.'
article_snippet.sent: But improving the cathode material could eventually increase the voltage and energy density. '
article_snippet.sent: I see this as a new battery in this early days.