All the reactive chemicals stay inside. However, a certain class of magnesium batteries are manufactured in a dry, unreactive state. To switch these batteries on, all you need to do is add water!

They all use a magnesium anode, and rely on aqueous solutions as the electrolyte. Typical selections involve fresh water or seawater, though custom preparations can be used to vary the battery’s ...

"The problem is that the more lithium, sodium or magnesium a battery material can store, the more it expands and shrinks ...

Among the post-lithium-ion battery technologies, non-aqueous magnesium batteries have gained attention because of the inherent properties of magnesium as a negative electrode. Magnesium is a ...

A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has developed a new way to study how ...

Valence Technology-powered C-ZEN electric concept car arrived at the party packing a 15kW electric motor and one of Valence's patented lithium-iron-magnesium-phosphate (LiFeMgPO4) battery packs.