ISU researcher looking to improve lithium-ion batteries

ISU researcher looking to improve lithium-ion batteries

(Radio Iowa) – An Iowa State University researcher is using a special tool to test the limits of lithium-ion batteries. Todd Kingston says the device called the accelerating rate calorimeter or ARC. “It enables us to do various types of electrochemical, thermal, mechanical and electrical abuse testing in a very safe manner,” he says. Kingston purchased the ARC with a grant from the U-S Department of Defense’s Office of Naval Research. It can saf…