‘Holy grail’ battery charges in minutes and lasts thousands of cycles
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‘Lithium metal anode batteries are considered the holy grail of batteries,’ researcher says

Breakthrough battery charges in minutes and lasts thousands of cycles::‘Lithium metal anode batteries are considered the holy grail of batteries,’ researcher says

  • Railison@aussie.zoneEnglish
    32·
    9 months ago

    I’ll believe it when it ships. I’m genuinely optimistic that we can develop better batteries, but I’ve seen this story too many times before.

    • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      9 months ago

      Those 90 stories you’ve seen generally did all ship. Just three decades ago lithium batteries stored about 80Wh per kg. These days it’s around 600Wh per kg and our progress has been particularly rapid lately.

      Durability, safety and charge speeds have also all been improving. Oh and costs are coming down dramatically as well.

      Ignore the “present” line on this chart as it’s an old one:

    • TheDarkKnight@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Battery news is pretty world changing so I understand whybit gets the same kind of attention miracle health advancements get. Unfortunately the hardest part remains making a commercially viable product but that said even finding new techniques that may not make it to market still advance the field further and expand our understanding.