129. 3D-Printed Solid State Batteries, Material Made Like Plastic But Conducts Like Metal, Coal to Nuclear Plants

Show Notes: <p><a href='https://www.theverge.com/23421215/solid-state-batteries-future-3d-printed'>The future of solid-state batteries could be 3D-printed</a> | The Verge (01:11)</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere: in your phone, car, camera, and more.</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>One major flaw: safety. </p> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Lithium-ion batteries have a tendency to catch fire, especially when damaged or at high temperatures. </p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_battery'>Solid-state batteries</a> replace a flammable liquid electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries with a more stable solid one. </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p><a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405829719308463?via%3Dihub'>Potential solutions</a> for many problems of liquid Li-ion batteries, such as flammability, limited voltage, unstable solid-electrolyte interphase formation, poor cycling performance and strength.</p> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Additionally providing more power, faster charging, and a longer lifespan.</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>California-based startup <a href='https://www.sakuu.com/'>Sakuú</a>, and it’s taking on an even bigger task: 3D-printing these next-gen batteries. </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Claims that 3D printing allows it to fit more battery layers in the same amount of space, boosting the capacity of its batteries compared to those made by traditional manufacturing. </p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Dave Pederson, vice president of marketing and business development at battery technology company Sakuu, <a href='https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/multimaterial-3d-printing-enables-solid-state-batteries'>explains</a> that has validated its 3D printing processes and materials, and is currently formatting them for a production environment.  </p> <ul><li sty