A material found in crab and shrimp shells ,usually thrown out by the seafood trade, was made into a gel and used as the working fluid inside a zinc battery. The zinc anode ran for more than 1,000 cycles at 99.7 percent Coulombic efficiency.

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Researchers turned seafood waste into a battery fluid that outlasted conventional alternatives, suggesting a path toward cheaper, greener energy storage. The post A material found in crab and shrimp shells ,usually thrown out by the seafood trade, was made into a gel and used as the working fluid inside a zinc battery. The zinc anode ran for more than 1,000 cycles at 99.7 percent Coulombic efficie

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