Non-Flammable Batteries Cut Costs and Safely Store Energy for 110 Hours

[{"selector":"#anim-3420bc0f-0890-4791-8d57-d0e7d594aa3f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a0d478d-fb30-4b6c-8565-a71a527c0fd2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-190ddfce-d439-4384-a955-407e1cc845a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-07f96486-8f2a-4da6-84c9-7e1f108a4c5e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-981c6982-8543-49e8-b9f3-a45d5d073d7e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9fbf624-27bc-4750-9fc7-6f49885b3934","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 283.66009%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] MIT researchers created a non-flammable battery using water-based electrolytes and manganese oxide, potentially solving major industrial storage challenges - but how does it stack up against lithium-ion? Photo Source- Lead holder (CC BY-SA 3.0) Photo Source- Lead holder (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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[{"selector":"#anim-fabf6085-5283-4867-b310-f3bb137964d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ad6ca44-f756-40d9-a99e-f392c81888ec","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 283.66009%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5127222-ce57-40d1-80b6-eb1a5785c9b3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-359d71f7-6201-438b-8b3f-42927c644b41","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7c83479-0bc7-4bab-aaa1-8e4696a5dd99","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e06b1eff-c6a4-400f-8c5e-68e0a71d7b12","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7fde59c2-7257-46cc-8241-2393e502dfd4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ab88eca-d407-469d-9417-0bd98f3ab905","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Chemical plants and steel manufacturers, which previously avoided lithium batteries due to fire risks, could finally embrace on-site energy storage with this safer alternative. Photo Source- PxHere Photo Source- PxHere

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[{"selector":"#anim-02ab06ae-0d2c-4f18-b4d6-a17bbdc3e312","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8be5c6a9-d6c5-4eee-aea1-ed6b0bc10063","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc210971-2c4e-493b-ab03-7afb7016dd32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3759650e-3587-4217-b48a-3941f2f691e0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e686489e-f495-472c-a067-bf63be53dff6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 283.66009%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] What makes this battery technology particularly appealing to data centers and utilities facing growing AI power demands? Photo Source- BalticServers.com (CC BY-SA 3.0) Photo Source- BalticServers.com (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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