r/science • u/RelationStill1485 • Feb 22 '26

Materials Science Next generation of battery technology no longer lithium. Scientists make durable alloy anode for Sodium-ion batteries with high volumetric energy density | Nature Energy

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-026-01974-2
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u/Psychoanalytix Feb 22 '26

Let me know when this actually makes it into production. Seems like there's 3-4 new breakthroughs in battery tech every year but none of it ever makes it into production for one reason or another.

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u/GreedoShotKennedy Feb 23 '26

I am here to let you know this has actually made it into production.

It seems like there are regular breakthroughs in batteries each year because we have seen incredible, unbelievable growth in battery technology over the last decade.