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Researchers use MRI to observe lithium-ion battery degradation in real-time

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Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have figured out how to observe lithium-ion battery degradation in real-time.

MRI scans reveal the dissolution of the metal ion in the cathode into the electrolyte in the battery.

This could allow engineers to develop new chemistries that decay at significantly slower rates.

Lithium-ion batteries are the best electric energy storage technology we have today .