New #battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual #sulfur #chemistry
Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.
A team of researchers in #China has managed to turn sulfur’s complex chemistry into a strength, making it the primary electron donor in a #sodiumsulfur battery that also relies on chlorine for its chemistry. The result, at least in the lab, is an impressive energy per weight with extremely inexpensive materials.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/new-battery-idea-gets-lots-of-power-out-of-unusual-sulfur-chemistry/