Lithium Battery by Lab Spinoff PolyPlus Makes TIME’s Top 2011 Inventions

November 22, 2011

PolyPlus Battery Company, a Berkeley Lab spin-off, made TIME magazine’s prestigious “50 Best Inventions of 2011” list for its high-energy, lithium metal battery. Using ordinary seawater or air to interact with lithium, the PolyPlus lithium battery delivers unprecedented energy density levels in a product that is non-toxic, environmentally friendly and inherently safe. PolyPlus was founded in 1991 by a team of scientists that included Steve Visco and Lutgard De Jonghe of the Materials Sciences Division. Go here for more on PolyPlus.