Australian uni develops smaller, cheaper battery

Researchers at RMIT University have developed the world’s first working rechargeable proton battery, which they say will be smaller and cheaper to produce than lithium-ion batteries.

The proton battery is world-first development.

“Carbon, which is the primary resource used in our proton battery, is abundant and cheap compared to both metal hydrogen-storage alloys and the lithium needed for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries,” lead researcher Professor John Andrews told Fairfax Media. “It should be reasonably cheap as opposed to lithium-ion, which is scarce.”

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