[pkaye]

I was watching an episode of Nova on PBS about "Search for the Super Battery" and it was pretty enlightening. The basic lithium battery can store a lot of energy but due to dendrite formation it can short circuit and fail catastrophically. So they made some modifications to improve its safety while compromising other parameters and we get an lithium ion battery. But scientists are learning how to improve its safety without degrading other properties too much. They play around with different anode and cathode formulas and the separator membranes between them.

[cogman10]

So, if you are interested in lithium ion batteries, their problems, and current industry solutions, I can think of no better youtube channel then "the limiting factor".

Here's his video talking about Tesla's new silicon/lithium tech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL6xp4fLdFw

[pkaye]

Looks like an interesting video. Thanks for the link.