Non-flammable lithium electrolyte
in an incredible battery

Mark Zimmermann, a professor at Tufts University near Boston, showed his battery using a non-flammable electrolyte to the press for the first time. Interviewed by reporter David Pogue for a forthcoming report on U.S. television station PBS, the professor shows a battery using a plastic electrolyte sandwiched between an anode and a cathode.

The end of explosions

Composed of lithium, the battery has twice the range of a conventional lithium ion cell, and is able to tolerate unthinkable abuse, as shown in the video above. Even when the electrolyte is directly subjected to a flame, the whole assembly does not burn, and cutting the battery with a chisel does not sabotage its operation. On the other hand, the liquid electrolyte used in today's consumer batteries is so sensitive, the slightest defect can cause serious explosions.

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