Improving Batteries
UD doctoral student studies ways to improve lithium battery performance
Lithium batteries are used in many devices such as cell phones, computers and cameras, among others.
University of Delaware doctoral student Wei-Fan Kuan is investigating ways to improve membranes used in lithium batteries by capitalizing on the innate properties of block copolymers.
It is work that he believes will become increasingly important as the components in electronic devices continue to get smaller. (more…)