The following submission statement was provided by /u/UnifiedQuantumField:

SS: Yeah I know, another battery article. However...

The breakthrough here is in the use of magnesium as an anode material.

Putative benefits are:

• Comparative abundance of Mg (vs lithium)

• A high theoretical capacity and negative electrochemical potential.

• Inexpensive material.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/yeq42a/breakthrough_by_hku_engineering_researchers_in/itz8r76/