▲ 514 ▼ New sodium-ion battery skips mechanical cooling with 97.9% efficiency (interestingengineering.com) submitted 3 months ago by Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments I've been hearing about these for a few years now. Huge if they work out at a large scale.
[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) For most batteries that's the exact same rate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 11 points 3 months ago Sodium ion batteries are asymmetrical, pushing charge current hard can drive the anode negative enough to deposit metallic sodium causing formation of dendrites which destroys the battery. Discharge is not limited by the same mechanism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 11 points 3 months ago Sodium ion batteries are asymmetrical, pushing charge current hard can drive the anode negative enough to deposit metallic sodium causing formation of dendrites which destroys the battery. Discharge is not limited by the same mechanism permalink fedilink source parent