Innovative battery solution from cross-disciplinary collaboration

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A co-founder, a former physics professor, transitioned to batteries and proposed a novel solution involving structuring silicon into a composite form. His published papers were insightful, catching the attention of another co-founder who had expertise in the vehicle and battery side of the issue. The collaboration between the two individuals led to the creation of a new company to address the battery challenge.

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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