Encouraging Update: Scientists Wanted Eco-Friendly Battery, Realized They Could Use the Brine Needed to Make Tofu | Good News Today

Encouraging Update: Scientists Wanted Eco-Friendly Battery, Realized They Could Use the Brine Needed to Make Tofu | Good News Today
Why this story matters: This piece offers a constructive counterpoint to the constant stream of negative news. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to waste, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. Soy milk curds in the tofu making process – credit, Sun Dubu CC 2.0. Kr Capable of undergoing 120,000 charge cycles and being disposed of anywhere, an experimental new battery design might be thought of as truly state-of-the-art. To the contrary, the magnesium chloride or calcium chloride electrolytes used to carry the charge between the negative and positive electrodes were quite familiar to the Hong Kong-scientists that designed the battery for a very good reason. They’re used to make tofu. Would you like to read more good news about Waste , Science , Hong Kong , Eco-Friendly , Invention , and Electricity ? Researchers from City University of Hong Kong and their colleagues sought to advance the science of water-based batteries, as they’re safer in so…