▲ 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.
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 71 points 3 months ago (5 children) Maybe they will make a potassium battery, K? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 months ago (3 children) Maybe, but I want to see Uranium batteries go mainstream, how 'bout U? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RaccoonBall@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) Id prefer francium batteries, fr permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KeithD@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 months ago Or gallium hydride? GaH. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 3 months ago https://youtu.be/LW9hwoaJXgw? permalink fedilink source parent [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago I was hoping science would've gotten us to a tri lanthanside by now https://youtu.be/D8fHatctfRo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 months ago (3 children) Maybe, but I want to see Uranium batteries go mainstream, how 'bout U? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RaccoonBall@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) Id prefer francium batteries, fr permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KeithD@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 months ago Or gallium hydride? GaH. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 3 months ago https://youtu.be/LW9hwoaJXgw? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaccoonBall@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) Id prefer francium batteries, fr permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KeithD@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 months ago Or gallium hydride? GaH. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 3 months ago https://youtu.be/LW9hwoaJXgw? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago I was hoping science would've gotten us to a tri lanthanside by now https://youtu.be/D8fHatctfRo permalink fedilink source parent