Liquid Metal Battery Concepts

Reducing carbon emissions

Balancing electricity demand and supply

Decreasing the cost of solar panels

Increasing the efficiency of coal plants

Nikola Tesla; Electrodynamics

Michael Faraday; Electromagnetism

Thomas Edison; Electromagnetism

Alessandro Volta; Electrochemistry

Solar panel technology

Nuclear reactor design

Wind turbine mechanics

Aluminum production process

Iron and Nickel

Lead and Tin

Magnesium and Antimony

Copper and Zinc

Higher energy density

Lower production costs

Reduced environmental impact

Ability to operate at high temperatures

Twenty watt-hours; Cup

Five watt-hours; Mug

Ten watt-hours; Teacup

One watt-hour; Shotglass

One megawatt-hour

Two megawatt-hours

Five megawatt-hours

Ten megawatt-hours

Hiring only experienced professionals

Hiring students and post-docs

Hiring only engineers

Hiring only chemists

The importance of high-cost materials

The necessity of government subsidies

The need for rapid scaling

The value of mentoring young talent

To replace all existing battery technologies

To invent a new type of renewable energy

To create a new market for batteries

To provide a blueprint for inventing inventors