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IBM's new battery design taps seawater as alternative mineral source

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Dec 19 2019 6:55AM

Requires no cobalt, as the race to find alternative sources to the expensive mineral intensifies.

IBM's new battery design taps seawater as alternative mineral source

International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday said it has come up with a new battery technology that uses materials extracted from seawater and requires no cobalt, as the race to find alternative sources to the expensive mineral intensifies. IBM said it has partnered with the research wing ...

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