SoftBank codevelops battery with twice the capacity of lithium-ion

Lithium-air technology shows promise for miniaturization of drones

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Lithium-air batteries can be miniaturized relatively easily, making them an ideal power source for drones. © Reuters

SHUHEI OCHIAI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- SoftBank Corp. and Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have developed a lithium-air battery that can hold twice as much energy by weight as current lithium-ion models, marking another advance in the race for the next generation of energy storage technology.

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