A new scientific discovery could be a death blow to traditional lithium-ion batteries

Reuters/Gaston Brito Department of Energy scientists said last week that they had discoveredthe fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor. It could be a final blow to the lithium-ion batteries, which have been used for decades. Batteries are seen as the last frontier for electric vehicles to become mainstream. A team of researchers from the Department of Energy have discovered the fastest, they say, magnesium-ion solid-state conductor – a discovery that could potentially upend the battery ma...