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<text id=93TT1235>
<title>
Mar. 22, 1993: Batteries with Bounce
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Mar. 22, 1993 Can Animals Think
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
THE WEEK, Page 27
HEALTH & SCIENCE
Batteries with Bounce
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<p>A rubbery power cell may be the answer for electric vehicles
</p>
<p> Batteries have always been the Achilles' Heel of electric
cars; you can make one that's rugged, but it's bound to be too
heavy, too bulky and unable to store enough electricity. Or you
can make a lightweight, efficient battery using a liquid
containing lithium salts as the energy-storage medium, and risk
leakage or fire in the case of an accident. Now three Arizona
State University chemists have an answer that is literally a
clever solution. By dissolving lithium not into liquid but into
polymer (plastic), they have paved the way for a high-power
battery that is light yet durable. This novel cell is still in
the experimental stage and needs more engineering. It may not
be long, however, before scientists proudly announce a practical
battery with more bounce to the ounce.
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</body>
</article>
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