A research team has unveiled a breakthrough in improving the performance of zinc-air batteries (ZABs), which are an important energy storage technology. This breakthrough involves a new catalyst that ...

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A research team has revealed a breakthrough in enhancing the performance of zinc-air batteries (ZABs), a significant energy storage technology, in a study published in Energy & Environmental Science.