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22 Nov 2009 HEADLINE


University of Dayton Research Institute Develops Lithium Air Battery



Source: Dayton Daily
Class: SYNDICATED NEWS

SYNOPSIS: While similar to lithium-ion batteries containing a liquid electrolyte, the lithium-air battery is more of a fuel cell.

DAYTON — The University of Dayton Research Institute’s new solid-state technology for a rechargeable lithium battery, which would draw oxygen from the air around it, could offer the long service life that is needed for electric transport power in a car, according to the leader of UDRI’s battery technology team.

Manufacturers and owners of hybrid and all-electric cars would want power batteries that would last as long as the vehicle, perhaps a decade, said Binod Kumar, a research engineer and leader of UDRI’s electrochemical power group. The UDRI technology could meet that need, he said Thursday, Nov. 19.

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