University of Waterloo chemistry researcher Linda Nazar is developing cheaper lithium-sulphur rechargeable batteries that may one day take electric cars three times further. An ultra-thin nanomaterial was at the heart of Nazar’s major research breakthrough. Nazar and her research team have discovered that a nanosheet of manganese dioxide can be used in a lithium-sulphur (Li-S) battery to dramatically boost its performance. The low-cost Li-S battery can theoretically power an electric car three times further than current lithium-ion batteries for the same weight.
