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  "url": "https://news.mit.edu/2026/solving-solvent-problem-sodium-metal-batteries-0804",
  "title": "Solving the solvent problem",
  "summary": "By focusing on electrolytes, MIT scientists are making sodium-metal batteries a more practical energy storage option.",
  "authors": "Steve Nadis | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering",
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