Dr. Yu Zhu and his team of graduate students in The University of Akron’s College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering are working to improve the safety of Li-ion batteries by creating a shear-thickening electrolyte — a substance that can become thicker under impact, set between the battery’s anode and cathode that will be impact-resistant, thus not causing a fire or an explosion upon any collision.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org