Jelly Batteries: Safer, Cheaper, Smaller, More Powerful

BBC reported that a new polymer jelly could be the next big step forward for lithium batteries.

The market news is quoted as saying:

The jelly replaces the volatile and hazardous liquid electrolyte currently used in most lithium batteries.

Professor Ian Ward from the University of Leeds, explained,

“The polymer gel looks like a solid film, but it actually contains about 70% liquid electrolyte,”