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  • Professors say they can make phone batteries last longer (and explode less)

    Jun 9, 2017 10:15 am by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News
    Nancy Sottos, professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (right), and Scott White, professor of aerospace engineering, are working on a technology that could allow batteries to last longer by "healing" themselves.

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    Chicago Tribune (June 9) Illinois researchers say they’ve found a new way to make cellphone and laptop batteries safer and longer-lasting: self-healing technology.

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