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New lithium-air battery design shows promise

A new design for lithium-air batteries overcomes several big hurdles that have stood in the way of this concept.
Lithium-air cells can store energy much more densely than today's lithium-ion batteries, making them particularly promising for electric cars.
The design, published in Science, uses a spongy graphene electrode and a new chemical reaction to drive the cell.
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