Mollusk inspires latest break through in Li-ion technology
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Jokes about battery technology moving at a snails pace is closer to the mark than many thought after researchers discovered a peptide to boost Lithium-ion battery capabilities.
Inspired by mollusks, US researchers isolated a peptide - a type of biological molecule - to latch onto nanosized particles of lithium manganese nickel oxide (LMNO).
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