The father of the lithium-ion battery has a new design that's 3 times better

A new discovery could pave the way for batteries that last longer—and won't explode.

The breakthrough comes from a team of engineers led by John Goodenough, the co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery used to power everything from smartphones to electric cars. The research, which was published in Energy & Environmental Science in December and publicized by the University of Texas last week, suggests a future "solid-state" battery design could potentially hold up to three times more energy and charge faster than today's batteries. 

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The solid-state battery, which is still in the early stages of development, swaps out one of the essential parts of today's lithium-ion design—liquid electrolytes—for glass components. The glass electrolytes can store more energy and are much more stable since they prevent the formation of dendrites—metallic projections that grow through liquid electrolyte layers and cause short circuits and explosions. Read more...

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