Batteries that "drink" seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles
June 16, 2017 by Rob Matheson
The long range of airborne drones helps them perform critical tasks in the skies. Now MIT spinout Open Water Power (OWP) aims to greatly improve the range of unpiloted underwater vehicles (UUVs), helping them better perform in a range of applications under the sea.
Recently acquired by major tech firm L3 Technologies, OWP has developed a novel aluminum-water power system that's safer and more durable, and that gives UUVs a tenfold increase in range over traditional lithium-ion batteries used for the same applications.
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https://phys.org/news/2017-06-batteries-seawater-power-long-range-underwater.html#jCp
