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Improving batteries from the atoms up

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Improving Batteries from the Atoms Up

Presented by Yijin Liu. In batteries, energy is stored in tiny particles within the electrodes that individually breathe in and out and chemically evolve as the battery is charged and discharged.

Public Lecture | Improving Batteries from the Atoms Up presented by Yijin Liu
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Batteries

Batteries and similar devices accept, store, and release electricity on demand. Scientists are using new tools to better understand the electrical and chemical processes in batteries to produce a new generation of highly efficient, electrical energy storage.

Illustration from SLAC Public Lecture series titled Improving batteries from the atoms up.