TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: Corrosion-reducing material is selected from magnesium, zinc, aluminum, and its alloys. It is in the form of a powder. The transition metal is selected from iron (III), vanadium (V(III)), and gold (Au(III)).    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The conjugated polymer is selected from poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (preferred), polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, and its substituted derivatives. The surfactant is selected from dodecyl sulfate, branched octyl sulfate, hexadecyl sulfate, dodecylbenzene sulfonate, dioctyl sulfosuccinate, naphthalene sulfonates, 6-16C alkyl sulfonates such as hexyl sulfonate and octyl sulfonate. The conjugated polymer is associated with the surfactant at a ratio of less than one surfactant per every two repeat units. The conjugated polymer-surfactant complex remains dispersed in a solution over a period of at least two weeks. The solution comprises an organic solvent selected from alcohol, toluene, xylenes, chlorobenzene, chloroform, hexane, and cyclohexane. Conjugated polymer-surfactant complex is in the form of a gel. The nonconducting matrix is selected from a non-conducting polymer and a paint. The nonconducting polymer is selected from polyurethanes, polysiloxanes, epoxies, UV-curable resins, polylactic acid, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyethylene terephthalate. The battery comprises a polymeric electrolyte comprising the conjugated polymer-surfactant complex; or a polymeric electrode comprising the conjugated polymer-surfactant complex. The surfactant is selected from dodecyl sulfate, branched octyl sulfate, hexadecyl sulfate, dodecylbenzene sulfonate, dioctyl sulfosuccinate, naphthalene sulfonates, 6-16C alkyl sulfonates such as hexyl sulfonate and octyl sulfonate. Organic solvent is selected from alcohol, toluene, xylenes, chlorobenzene, chloroform, hexane, and cyclohexane. When the organic solvent is methanol, the surfactant is dodecylsulfate or dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and the monomer is 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, pyrrole, or its substituted derivatives. When the organic solvent is chloroform, the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and the monomer is 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, pyrrole, or its substituted derivatives. The conjugated polymer-surfactant complex is a gel. Preferred Parameters: The conjugated polymer-surfactant complex has a specific surface area of at least 10 m2/g. The conjugated polymer-surfactant complex remains dispersed in a solution over a period of at least two weeks. Preferred Composition: When the organic solvent is methanol and the surfactant is dodecylsulfate, the monomer concentration is 0.5-1 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1. The organic solvent is methanol and the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonate, the monomer concentration is 2 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1. When the organic solvent is chloroform and the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonate, the monomer concentration is 0.5 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.2; the monomer concentration is 1 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.5; the monomer concentration is 2 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 2; the monomer concentration is 5-10 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 2; the monomer concentration is 20 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 5; or the monomer concentration is 30 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 10; or the monomer concentration is 50 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 20. When the organic solvent is toluene and the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and the monomer is 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, pyrrole, or its substituted derivatives, the monomer concentration is 0.5 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1- 5; the monomer concentration is 0.5-1 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 2-5; or the monomer concentration is 1 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 2-5. When the organic solvent is chloroform, the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonate, pyrrole, or its substituted derivatives, and the monomer is 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, pyrrole, or its substituted derivatives, and the monomer concentration is 2 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.2, the monomer concentration is 3-7 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.2-0.3, the monomer concentration is 4-7 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.2-0.5; the monomer concentration is 7 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.2-1, the monomer concentration is 7-50 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1, the monomer concentration is 20-50 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1-2, the monomer concentration is 30-50 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1-5, or the monomer concentration is 50 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1-10. When the organic solvent is toluene, the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and the monomer is 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, pyrrole, or its substituted derivatives, and the monomer concentration is 0.5 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.5-0.75, the monomer concentration is 0.5-5 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.5, the monomer concentration is 2-5 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.5-2, the monomer concentration is 4-5 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 0.5-5. When the organic solvent is hexanes, the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and the monomer is 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, pyrrole, or its substituted derivatives, and the monomer concentration is 0.5-5 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1. When the organic solvent is hexanes, the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and the monomer is 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, pyrrole, or its substituted derivatives, and the monomer concentration is 1-5 mg/ml and the monomer to transition metal cation mole fraction is 1. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.