According to foreign media reports, the American startup Ionic Materials (Ionic) is trying to improve the alkaline battery - this battery is mainly used for flashlights and toys and other relatively simple electronic products, will not be used to computers and Electric cars provide electricity. The Ionic Executive Program recently announced a technological breakthrough that will enable solid-state alkaline batteries to replace lithium-ion batteries and other high-density energy storage technologies. Compared with the current lithium-ion batteries, alkaline batteries in the manufacturing costs and safety advantages are much larger, but it also has one flaw: can not be charged. This problem, combined with the excellent performance of lithium-ion batteries in energy storage, means that alkaline batteries are not suitable for use in personal computers, smart phones or electric vehicles. Using this company's new alkaline battery, which claims to recharge hundreds of times, Ionic can change that. An additional advantage of the new Ionic alkaline batteries is that it does not explode as easily as a lithium-ion battery. Ionic said it has developed prototypes of rechargeable alkaline batteries that can be produced continuously through a manufacturing process similar to that used to make plastic films. To date, Ionic has demonstrated 400 prototypes that have been charged for 400 times, executives at the company say they believe the number of charges for improved alkaline batteries can increase by a factor of two to 1200. Ionic was acquired by William Joy, a pioneer in computer design in Silicon Valley.