TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Properties: The pores have an average size of up to 10 microm, preferably up to 5 microm. The average particle size of the elemental sulfur is up to 20 microm, preferably up to 5 microm.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The mixing process is performed with a ball mill and a polysulfide solution is added to the lithium-sulfur battery, after preparing the positive electrode. The coating composition of positive electrode further contains a plasticizer. The plasticizer is removed from the current collector with an organic solvent to generate pores on the current collector. The polysulfide solution is injected into the pores. The positive electrode 5-80 wt.% of plasticizer. The current collector is rolled before removing the plasticizer.Preferred Plasticizer: The plasticizer is chosen from dibutyl phthalate, dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, trisbutoxyethyl phosphate, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate and/or trimethyl trimellitate.Preferred Solvent: The organic solvent is chosen from ether, diethyl ether, hexane, petroleum ether, ligroin, cyclohexane, methanol, ethanol, dichloromethane, trichloroethylene and/or trichloroethane.Preferred Medium: An ionic conductive medium chosen from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dioxolane, sulfolane, xylene, diglyme, tetrahydro furan, tetraglyme, sulfone, dimethyl sulfone, dialkyl carbonate, butyrolactone, N-methyl pyrrolidone, tetramethyl urea, glyme, crown ether, dimethoxy ethane, N,N-diethyl formamide, N,N-diethyl acetamide, hexamethyl phosphoramide, pyridine, dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethyl acetamide, tributyl phosphate, tri-methyl phosphate, N,N,N,N-tetraethyl sulfamide, tetramethylene diamine, tetramethyl propylene diamine, pentamethylene triamine, methanol, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, nitromethane, trifluoro acetic acid, trifluoro methane sulfonic acid, sulfur dioxide and/or boron trifluoride is used for supplying the ion-conductive properties.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Binder: The binder is chosen from poly(vinyl acetate), polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, alkylated polyethylene oxide, cross-linked polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl ether, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyvinylidene fluoride, copolymer of poly-hexafluoropropylene and polyvinylidene fluoride, poly(ethyl acrylate), polytetrafluoro ethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinylpyridine, polystyrene, poly(butyral-co-vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate), poly(methyl methacrylate-co-ethyl acrylate), poly vinyl chloride co-vinyl acetate, polyalkylene oxide, poly(1-vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate) and/or cellulose acetate.Preferred Electrolyte: The electrolyte is a solid electrolyte containing glass electrolyte, polymer electrolyte, ceramic electrolyte or a mixture of polymer electrolyte with suitable supporting electrolyte salt. EXAMPLE - Sublimed sulfur was pulverized in an isopropyl alcohol solution with a ball mill to obtain a particle size of 5 microm. The pulverized sulfur was mixed with carbon black as conductive agent, polyvinylidene fluoride as binder and dibutyl phthalate as plasticizer in a weight ratio of 50:20:20:10 in acetonitrile to form a viscous slurry containing uniformly dispersed particles. The slurry was coated on an aluminum foil using a doctor blade and dried in an oven at 85 degreesC for 2 hours to form a positive electrode. The electrode was pressed and the dibutyl phthalate was extracted with ether.    10 M (S) of lithium-sulfur complex (Li2S8) was prepared by reacting Li2S with S8 in a solution of dimethoxy ethane, under an inert gas atmosphere to form a polysulfide solution. A coin-type cell was fabricated in a glove box with controlled moisture, using a lithium metal as counter electrode and the polysulfide solution as catholyte. The cell had a discharged current density retention of 100 % while charging 2.5 volts and a current density of 0.1 mA/cm2. The cell had improved capacity and improved cycle life characteristics.