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Why did MIT researchers infect lithium batteries with viruses?

Question #150525. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jan 24 2024.
Originally posted Jan 24 2024 9:12 PM.

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The viruses are used for nanoengineering, to assemble the batteries. In doing so, performance is boosted, while the toxicity of manufacturing is reduced.
One promising application is to use the viruses to create highly ordered electrode structures to shorten the path of an ion as it moves through the electrode. This would increase the battery’s charge and discharge rate, which is “one of the ‘holy grails’ of energy storage,”
link https://www.wired.com/story/the-next-generation-of-batteries-could-be-built-by-viruses/
Response last updated by psnz on Jan 24 2024.
Jan 24 2024, 9:15 PM
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