Lessons from the sea: Nature shows us how to get 'forever chemicals' out of batteries

As the world races to electrify everything from cars to cities, the demand for high-performance, long-lasting batteries is soaring. But the uncomfortable truth is this: many of the batteries powering our "green" technologies aren't as green as we might think.


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