SciShow: Why Haven't We Built a Better Battery?

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Content of the Lesson: This video was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Find out more here: http://gatesnot.es/3qLlFgq Improving batteries is a tough problem, but it’s also an important one because in many ways the future of our planet also depends on the future of batteries. Luckily, scientists are on the case, figuring out ways to give this essential technology a power-up! Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Charles Copley, Drew Hart, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, GrowingViolet, Ash, Laura Sanborn, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davekeating/2021/12/29/germany-commits-to-65-renewable-power-by-2030 https://www.energy-storage.news/news/solar-farm-fitted-with-batteries-to-meet-grid-output-control-requirements-g https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/07/27/141282/the-25-trillion-reason-we-cant-rely-on-batteries-to-clean-up-the-grid/ https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/how-does-lithium-ion-battery-work https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/archive/understanding_lithium_ion https://www.cei.washington.edu/education/science-of-solar/battery-technology https://qz.com/1588236/how-we-get-to-the-next-big-battery-breakthrough/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15355-0 https://www.sciencealert.com/new-sodium-ion-battery-performs-as-well-as-some-commercial-lithium-ion-models Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SoSie%2BSoSchiff_Ansicht.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/solar-panel-and-wind-turbine-farm-clean-energy-gm1158175328-316278191 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/energy-storage-gm1142103436-306261484 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/large-battery-storage-system-gm922351938-253193393 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/laptop-with-low-battery-sign-on-screen-vector-illustration-gm1297044382-390287953 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/technician-repairing-broken-smartphone-on-desk-gm1094496306-293755261 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lithium-Ionen-Accumulator.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Li_ion_laptop_battery.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nissan_Leaf_012.JPG https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/lithium-ion-rechargeable-battery-gm697302134-129173227 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/all-hand-emojis-gestures-vector-icons-set-biceps-fist-folded-hands-victory-hand-gm1204852539-346846313 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/chemical-periodic-table-of-elements-with-color-cells-vector-illustration-gm840464844-136968499 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15355-0 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/potato-light-on-gm512156433-46816914


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