FeatureMar 14, 2017Tech & Innovation
Maryam Behmard on The Coming Battery Revolution
Why batteries lag the devices they power - and the solid-state, nanowire, and kirigami research racing to fix it.
In this segment
- Lithium-ion cells cost ~40% more than nickel-cadmium and carry overheating risks.
- MIT's non-flammable solid-state batteries endure hundreds of thousands of charge cycles.
- UC Irvine's gold nanowires survive 200,000 recharges with no degradation.
- Arizona State's kirigami-inspired batteries stretch 150% for wearables.
- Toyota, GM, and Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory bet big on next-generation cells.