Electric car batteries inspire safer, cheaper way to make compounds used in medicines

Inspired by the refined electrochemistry of electric car batteries, scientists have developed a battery-like system that allows them to make potential advancements for the manufacturing of medicines. Their new method avoids safety risks associated with a type of chemical reaction known as dissolving metal reduction. Their method would offer significant advantages over current methods of chemical manufacturing, but until now, has largely been sidelined due to safety considerations. …read more