Lithium-ion batteries have transformed everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, yet the thin separator hidden inside each cell remains one of their most vulnerable components. It must keep the positive and negative electrodes apart to prevent short circuits, while simultaneously allowing lithium ions to pass through during charging and discharging. It also has to survive heat, mechanical stress and repeated deformation without losing it…
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