![Tiny silicon particles could power lithium ion batteries with 10 times more capacity - Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy : r/Futurology Tiny silicon particles could power lithium ion batteries with 10 times more capacity - Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/0fv0jU6cokHgWa088mFkvxju_eDleaqvn8WpwkHftr8.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5bd6d88b9bdb45a6f64323ab57c66918f60e3c15)
Tiny silicon particles could power lithium ion batteries with 10 times more capacity - Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy : r/Futurology
![Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees : r/Futurology Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/GzSffTRQnm-41lRsh5btzofTmex1gTQvmNO7pluagro.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=443252e1dd304a6ffcaccf2e6bd75eab94901529)
Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees : r/Futurology
![Developer Of Aluminum-Ion Battery Claims It Charges 60 Times Faster Than Lithium-Ion, Offering EV Range Breakthrough : r/Futurology Developer Of Aluminum-Ion Battery Claims It Charges 60 Times Faster Than Lithium-Ion, Offering EV Range Breakthrough : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/7yPbYyMIrirhE5PmlOVARYX1IIh5uay7VASnaPMrI8c.jpg?auto=webp&s=a84120e637d0f4cb938ec591164744deec798dac)
Developer Of Aluminum-Ion Battery Claims It Charges 60 Times Faster Than Lithium-Ion, Offering EV Range Breakthrough : r/Futurology
![Did QuantumScape Just Solve a 40-Year-Old Battery Problem? Earlier this year, the startup claimed to have a revolutionary solid-state lithium-ion cell that could change EVs forever. Now it has data to prove Did QuantumScape Just Solve a 40-Year-Old Battery Problem? Earlier this year, the startup claimed to have a revolutionary solid-state lithium-ion cell that could change EVs forever. Now it has data to prove](https://external-preview.redd.it/JBqWmFZggQKDW3Qx7bWf0PikO1QWjOeMPYnnxJsOw-I.jpg?auto=webp&s=586c3744c775dc0ba5834e12865b59ff7661ccb9)
Did QuantumScape Just Solve a 40-Year-Old Battery Problem? Earlier this year, the startup claimed to have a revolutionary solid-state lithium-ion cell that could change EVs forever. Now it has data to prove
![Solid state battery breakthrough could double the density of lithium-ion cells, reports a new study, opening the door to double-density solid state lithium batteries that won't explode or catch fire if they Solid state battery breakthrough could double the density of lithium-ion cells, reports a new study, opening the door to double-density solid state lithium batteries that won't explode or catch fire if they](https://external-preview.redd.it/ETxXv6sRvV5lulDT_Hkg1zSYZLckN9mMgQq05n8odyo.jpg?auto=webp&s=e8193a1f65264a20ae2676b7ed62b0d98f8dbe24)
Solid state battery breakthrough could double the density of lithium-ion cells, reports a new study, opening the door to double-density solid state lithium batteries that won't explode or catch fire if they
![The future of our technology and our planet depends on one thing: the battery - The lithium-ion battery is growing to power the electric car era, but solid-state batteries are incoming : The future of our technology and our planet depends on one thing: the battery - The lithium-ion battery is growing to power the electric car era, but solid-state batteries are incoming :](https://external-preview.redd.it/ibyP57aTEukwQg5ArtC1g0F2j5IlZd8pJKDasHyoL9Y.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=33661b91b482496fb7bfa61cea97304cabc77508)
The future of our technology and our planet depends on one thing: the battery - The lithium-ion battery is growing to power the electric car era, but solid-state batteries are incoming :
![Physicists initially appear to challenge second law of thermodynamics, by cooling a piece of copper from over 100°C to significantly below room temperature without an external power supply, using a thermal inductor. Physicists initially appear to challenge second law of thermodynamics, by cooling a piece of copper from over 100°C to significantly below room temperature without an external power supply, using a thermal inductor.](https://external-preview.redd.it/4JIG_6jGTOmf8ssZ0JxaBZLDYQZ_0KXEOZzRP32VAU0.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=693b545a7b56ac2ede9007ae19ccaba70b192d7b)
Physicists initially appear to challenge second law of thermodynamics, by cooling a piece of copper from over 100°C to significantly below room temperature without an external power supply, using a thermal inductor.
![Scientists developed a new lithium-sulphur battery with a capacity five times higher than that of lithium-ion batteries, which maintains an efficiency of 99% for more than 200 cycles, and may keep a smartphone charged for five days. It could lead to cheaper ... Scientists developed a new lithium-sulphur battery with a capacity five times higher than that of lithium-ion batteries, which maintains an efficiency of 99% for more than 200 cycles, and may keep a smartphone charged for five days. It could lead to cheaper ...](https://external-preview.redd.it/3qQhkpQQ12cnjNgokNrAw1xbMRTiPMWrx8-qwyRo1_o.jpg?auto=webp&s=72e9b864f3df930368788a19e9243a2d6be8d227)
Scientists developed a new lithium-sulphur battery with a capacity five times higher than that of lithium-ion batteries, which maintains an efficiency of 99% for more than 200 cycles, and may keep a smartphone charged for five days. It could lead to cheaper ...
![What are the important topics in the field: Futurology, forecasting, future, technologies of the future? What are the important topics in the field: Futurology, forecasting, future, technologies of the future?](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dariusz-Prokopowicz/post/What-are-the-important-topics-in-the-field-Futurology-forecasting-future-technologies-of-the-future/attachment/5cde34043843b0b982533d8d/AS%3A759398754422784%401558066180090/image/DISCUSSION_D.Prokopowicz_...What+elements+of+information+technology...analytical+system...forecasting...trends...complex+processes+2+x.jpg)
What are the important topics in the field: Futurology, forecasting, future, technologies of the future?
![World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries](https://external-preview.redd.it/EgMuaM33Cha4G67y_nLW5coqenQy3e0yJ4J8EjCI3Hs.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f8f2ce442e3ed22422b6b39ca9737af48aed6941)
World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries
![Ten years left to redesign lithium-ion batteries. Reserves of cobalt and nickel used in electric-vehicle cells will not meet future demand. : r/ Futurology Ten years left to redesign lithium-ion batteries. Reserves of cobalt and nickel used in electric-vehicle cells will not meet future demand. : r/ Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/Jfqd3ikjFebA21gBooJzjN0tyk_PxLOQooJNWTi04OU.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=cb725b7d5bcd432462355b06886177c43c7613bf)
Ten years left to redesign lithium-ion batteries. Reserves of cobalt and nickel used in electric-vehicle cells will not meet future demand. : r/ Futurology
![A developer of Russian military spacecraft shows the first pictures of a massive nuclear-powered space transport undergoing assembly at the company's facility in St. Petersburg : r/Futurology A developer of Russian military spacecraft shows the first pictures of a massive nuclear-powered space transport undergoing assembly at the company's facility in St. Petersburg : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/KhjwvmUnz5C-J7HaWpBBUt97xH41MjhMuzTSSC3iyAs.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b8630cac64694b8aa27cca5544a052bc88493ca0)
A developer of Russian military spacecraft shows the first pictures of a massive nuclear-powered space transport undergoing assembly at the company's facility in St. Petersburg : r/Futurology
![Former Tesla executives plan their own Gigafactory in Sweden to bring battery cost down below $100/kwh : r/Futurology Former Tesla executives plan their own Gigafactory in Sweden to bring battery cost down below $100/kwh : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/Cz56DOYlvit5kJN_yu87E2SrQrhogRYKAk5NEP7OVjE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6a1bb2dbf4d0b69ced840cbf80ca25a7406c0bc5)
Former Tesla executives plan their own Gigafactory in Sweden to bring battery cost down below $100/kwh : r/Futurology
![A new inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever reported – it conducts heat almost as badly as air – could be a boon to technologies that convert waste heat into A new inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever reported – it conducts heat almost as badly as air – could be a boon to technologies that convert waste heat into](https://external-preview.redd.it/hGX3929GBPoaLj5U7rjB-R6PjG8uhWAKFSnJ8OOhQ2M.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=093e5e6bd57b8effd3130a33bfa072077695644c)
A new inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever reported – it conducts heat almost as badly as air – could be a boon to technologies that convert waste heat into
![If we 'oversize' wind+solar by ~1.5 times peak demand, and add 3 hours worth of batteries, all but 200 hours of electricity demand per year would be fully met in 42 major If we 'oversize' wind+solar by ~1.5 times peak demand, and add 3 hours worth of batteries, all but 200 hours of electricity demand per year would be fully met in 42 major](https://external-preview.redd.it/a43nEHMb3bnNiWSB3X28ozzTsd--q9vtPVLBr261hCA.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=464ecc260fe535404365ef8bcb7e09f5ce3c87a5)
If we 'oversize' wind+solar by ~1.5 times peak demand, and add 3 hours worth of batteries, all but 200 hours of electricity demand per year would be fully met in 42 major
![Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras - Invention can make an object appear to have the same temperature as its background : r/Futurology Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras - Invention can make an object appear to have the same temperature as its background : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/iNsR5AHqcCQcITKW__8uQPwj8JyNtTpm3fCAdo9nOlY.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6e2e6a6519b5fa1678c3b8f4c912369a2984df60)
Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras - Invention can make an object appear to have the same temperature as its background : r/Futurology
![$100 Billion => 1TW Solar PV annual capacity. $100 Billion => 2.6TWh LFP Batteries annual capacity. Roughly. : r/Futurology $100 Billion => 1TW Solar PV annual capacity. $100 Billion => 2.6TWh LFP Batteries annual capacity. Roughly. : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/QrP-a4hs6w4ROuewt271sNA1_cpBSKadRjqX5gMM358.jpg?auto=webp&s=867be5a0462662cd73a514234a5c91c92f7f013e)
$100 Billion => 1TW Solar PV annual capacity. $100 Billion => 2.6TWh LFP Batteries annual capacity. Roughly. : r/Futurology
![New "heat diode" - material conducts heat one way while insulating in the opposite direction - the thermal conductivity of just a few microscopic layers insulates as well as air : r/Futurology New "heat diode" - material conducts heat one way while insulating in the opposite direction - the thermal conductivity of just a few microscopic layers insulates as well as air : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/1M9-aWABo8FFpv6mLR8fWWBFRJeBdiSTSsfN_uZXBj4.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=aca63709c43b55b7a1a52581b1fd1714f2eeed31)
New "heat diode" - material conducts heat one way while insulating in the opposite direction - the thermal conductivity of just a few microscopic layers insulates as well as air : r/Futurology
![New 'iron-air' battery can store electricity from wind or solar power stations for days at a time, slowly discharging it into the grid, at just 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion batteries : New 'iron-air' battery can store electricity from wind or solar power stations for days at a time, slowly discharging it into the grid, at just 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion batteries :](https://external-preview.redd.it/Bfi1lVW4oVGR90nc09QNyBZdwmPaxDQUrEnkcqaiC1s.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=081bec942bacfabafb4d44bd92c44792317034c4)
New 'iron-air' battery can store electricity from wind or solar power stations for days at a time, slowly discharging it into the grid, at just 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion batteries :
![Chinese 'artificial sun' sets new world record - continuous high temperature plasma operation for 1056 seconds (at temperature 70 million degrees Celsius), the longest time of operation of its kind in the Chinese 'artificial sun' sets new world record - continuous high temperature plasma operation for 1056 seconds (at temperature 70 million degrees Celsius), the longest time of operation of its kind in the](https://external-preview.redd.it/xvlGCQ0jH6uJdqBKoZ9ToSbGRNVWNHfHp253o7XUoog.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4ae2c9ff74a1f469248a10505d84bda119e99e45)