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Sun et al. show that low polarizability solvents form anion-rich solvates with good Li+ transport and stable interphase formation ability in electrolytes for Li metal batteries, with practical demonstrations at low temperature and in a 7.5 Ah pouch cell.

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Aqueous zinc batteries are promising for safe energy storage but suffer from low specific energy. Here, Liu et al. report a solid-solid interfacial conversion mechanism, achieving high zinc utilization across cell formats with a 4 e- Zn||I2 pouch cell delivering 116.8 Wh kg-1.