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I had the opportunity to work in one of the world best nano technology lab. My supervisor once told me that he refused to work on nano-structured batteries for
by immmmmm 6y ago
I had the opportunity to work in one of the world best nano technology lab.
My supervisor once told me that he refused to work on nano-structured batteries for an obvious reason: These are impossible to recycle.
Science these days is often more about the headline (even better if you do the cover of Science) and less about real (societal) benefits.
- ford_o 6y agoIt isn't obvious to me why would they be impossible to recycle.
- extropy 6y agoYeah, just burn it all, collect the volatiles. Actually no idea how battery recycling works.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoCarbon/silicon batteries would be pointless to recycle - ordinary environmental substances (sand and dirt). Just burn them or sequester them. So that's good news.