Batteries – How We Store Energy
Batteries are so ordinary we barely notice them, yet the ability to store electricity in a small, portable package underpins phones, laptops, electric cars and increasingly the power grid itself. This episode opens up the humble battery: how a controlled chemical reaction pushes electrons through your devices, why lithium-ion changed the world, and why energy storage is one of the great bottlenecks of the century.
You'll come away understanding what actually happens inside a battery, the difference between single-use and rechargeable cells, why lithium-ion won, and the real challenges facing…
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