94-year-old Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Solid State Battery

[Taipan]

[QUOTE=Morgen;51908344]The real question is how fast can you get power out of these cells? Acceleration could suffer quite a bit.[/QUOTE]

The high torque test cars have at low speed is actually a problem because it makes the tires wear a lot faster. This is leading into an increase in microparticles and is actually hurting the eco rating of electric cars. Slower acceleration might fix this.

[RoboChimp]

Where's optimistic rating when you need it.

[Zero-Point]

[QUOTE=Birdman101;51909123]So what will we call these? Sodium silicate batteries?

It does sort of roll off the tongue.[/QUOTE]

Fun fact: There's already a substance known as sodium silicate, otherwise known as "water glass". It's a high-temperature binder that cures when exposed to CO2.

[RoboChimp]

[QUOTE=TheTalon;51908472]Hope this works. We have all this new stuff that is awesome but the thing that really holds it all back is god damn batteries

Wireless mice, keyboards, headsets, tablets, phones, laptops, cars... batteries that store 3 times the energy as they do now for these would finally put them all in a place where they could actually replace shit for good[/QUOTE]Some sort of wireless 'mobile' phone, what a concept. A wireless car, you mean a car that doesn't need an extension cable? I can't believe no ones thought of this stuff before, it sounds amazing.

[SIRIUS]

[QUOTE=dustyjo;51908786]This sounds fucking awesome. I can't wait to never hear about it again.[/QUOTE]

Oh god I knew there'd be one of you

[EmperorScorpious]

Imagine having your invention replaced by a newer, better invention...that you created years later. It's almost as if Alexander Bell invented the cellphone in very late years.

[Rummy.SM]

This is probably the first time since touch screens became a thing that i could feel to say "The future!". Seriously though, This is amazing.

[Mr. Someguy]

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;51908799]New technologies take decades to develop and mature, and most don't pan out due to a variety of reasons. But epic zinger I guess![/QUOTE]

That's basically what he said.

[gangstadiddle]

Considering how I'm going to graduate school researching Lithium-ion batteries, I think I might change to solid-state batteries.

[ithon]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKpM325YipQ[/media]
sodium seems to be the next thing.

[TCWilliamson]

If you can charge that fast... you can likely discharge it as well....

Worst case it has a bank of supercapacitors mixed in with it for high current - short duration work too.

[eviltediz]

I can't wait for the next slimmer than ever cellphone!

[Spazi]

Now please, make them thicker

[Hunter-AP]

I just hope it ends up being cheap enough for phone manufacturers so they actually adopt this

[FlyingScotsman]

I hope to god this goes into actual production, and doesn't just sit on an R & D desk for years.

[gangstadiddle]

Just got a response back from the author of the article when I asked about helping develop a model for the battery, hopefully this gets somewhere.