Innovations in Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Exploring the evolution and limitations of lithium-ion batteries, this chapter showcases the groundbreaking work of Sila Nanotechnologies in developing a composite silicon anode to boost battery capacity. Gene Berdichevsky's journey from Ukraine to Silicon Valley and the solar car project at Stanford shed light on the beginnings of his path towards entrepreneurship. From the early days of Tesla to founding a battery technology company, the narrative unveils the quest for enhancing energy density in batteries for electric vehicles.

Gene Berdichevsky and his team have been working for over a decade to solve a major problem: Lithium-ion batteries are not getting any better. They power our cell phones and laptops and nearly every other modern, rechargeable device—and at this point have reached their energy-storing limit.

This week on How I Built This Lab, Gene discusses a new approach that could eventually make lithium-ion batteries 40% more efficient, unlocking a future where electric vehicles and other battery-powered products are cheaper, recharge faster and last longer on a single charge.

This episode was researched and produced by Chris Maccini with music by Ramtin Arablouei.

It was edited by John Isabella. Our audio engineer was Neal Rauch.

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