Chinese scientists create new battery with electrolyte as safe as tofu brine

SCMP · 2026-02-20
Chinese scientists create new battery with electrolyte as safe as tofu brine

Chinese scientists have made a long-lasting, eco-friendly battery using organic electrodes and an electrolyte safe enough to be used as tofu brine. The team’s water-based battery is non-toxic and can be discarded without posing an ecological risk, unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries which requ