Touted as the holy grail of next generation batteries, solid-state technology is still years from being commercialised. But its not stopped the next cab off the battery rank exciting the industry when it comes to replacing traditional lithium-ion cells, as Paul Crompton finds out.
In the midst of the world's fascination with lithium-ion lays an offshoot of the technology that is garnering excitement (albeit, reservedly) within the battery industry. The reason solid-state batteries are exciting is two-fold: energy density and safety.
Arguably, lithium-ion's most inconvenient . . .
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