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Korean university creates world's safest battery

Triple-layer lithium-ion solid-state battery said to be resistant to fires and explosions while delivering a far longer life

Researchers from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) are celebrating the creation of new tech that could consign EV battery fires and/or explosions to the past.

According to the Korean-based team, scientists working at the university have developed a pioneering new lithium-ion battery that employs a triple-layer solid polymer electrolytewhich brings huge advancements in both fire safety and longevity.

Designed for everything from smart phones to EVs and even large-scale energy storage solutions, the new design is said to overcome the dangerous issues related to solid polymer electrolyte batteries.

It was originally thought switching from a liquid electrolyte to a solid-state electrolyte would alleviate so-called dendritic growth within the cells that sees lithium ‘grow’ in tree-like structures during repeated charging and discharging, however it was later found dendrites disrupt battery connections and could cause lethal internal shorts.