Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Building on the previous discussion of battery technology's impact on vehicles and the grid, this episode dives deeper into the innovation behind battery materials. Lynden Archer, Dean of Engineering at Cornell University, and Shirley Meng, Chief Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and Professor of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, explore potential new materials that could make batteries more affordable, safer, and less impactful on the environment. They discuss the implications these advancements could have for the future of energy storage and mobility.
Building on the previous discussion of battery technology's impact on vehicles and the grid, this episode dives deeper into the innovation behind battery materials. Lynden Archer, Dean of Engineering at Cornell University, and Shirley Meng, Chief Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and Professor of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, explore potential new materials that could make batteries more affordable, safer, and less impactful on the environment. They discuss the implications these advancements could have for the future of energy storage and mobility.
