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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The point being, if it only works in the lab for minimal capacities, it's never going to see the light of production.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

How do you think batteries started out?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are tons of technologies that are inherently unscalable. Or won't be for another 50 years. Commercial unviability is one thing, but physic limitations are another matter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

True, but that doesn't mean this is one of them.

That said, I think salt batteries will eclipse these.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What are you referring to when you say "salt batteries"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Be pretty hard to put a molten salt battery in a cellphone or electric vehicle...