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John Goodenough, the co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery has filed a patent for a battery made with glass. His team claims that the battery will have more energy storage capacity than a lithium-ion battery without being volatile.

Here's the link to the full patent. It's a fascinating read, though a lot of it goes over my head.

US20160368777A1 - Water solvated glass/amorphous solid ionic conductors - Google Patents

The disclosure provides a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid that is an ionic conductor-an electronic insulator, and a dielectric as well as electrochemical devices and processes that use this material, such as batteries, including rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, electrolysis...

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Article link:

Li-ion co-inventor patents glass battery that could upturn auto industry

Glass battery electrode patent by Goodenough-lead team could form part of new go-to power source for electric cars and energy storage.

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