Why This Ultra Dense Battery Breakthrough Matters

Why This Ultra Dense Battery Breakthrough Matters. Get an exclusive @Surfshark Black Friday deal! Enter promo code UNDECIDED to get up to 6 additional months for free at It might surprise you to learn that the basic chemistry of the lithium ion battery at the heart of a brand new Tesla or iPhone hasn’t changed all that much in the last 30 years. So, when several of you left comments pointing me in the direction of a new company that’s replacing a key part of the battery with silicon and some nanowires, my curiosity was piqued. To add to that, one of my science advisory team members brought them up, too, which only added fuel to the curiosity fire. Now, we’ve covered a lot of batteries on this channel, so what makes the company Amprius, and other similar companies going after silicon, stand out for the future of battery tech?

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