Global demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to soar over the next decade. In 2023 alone, battery deployment in the power sector increased by more than 130 per cent. Lithium-sulphur batteries could be a more affordable and perhaps a comparatively cleaner alternative to the lithium-ion technology used in most electric vehicles and consumer electronics today. Lithium-ion batteries rely on metals like cobalt and nickel, which are extracted through environmentally damaging mining under harsh labour conditions. Scientists have found that an unlikely new ingredient could help improve the lithium batteries used in electric vehicles and renewable energy systems – corn. They have discovered that a protein found in corn can dramatically boost the performance of lithium-sulphur batteries, a next-generation alternative to today’s lithium-ion batteries that power everything from electric vehicles to smartphones. Do you think that the protein should also make humans live long?

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