> "this invention unfortunately ended up fueling all manners of wars through the specific material requirements, cobalt being the prime example," Goodenough wa

> "this invention unfortunately ended up fueling all manners of wars through the specific material requirements, cobalt being the prime example," Goodenough was also involved in the invention of lithium iron phosphate batteries, which don't require cobalt or nickel. For most use cases these days, those are the batteries we should be using. (And those are the batteries that the rest of the world needs to catch up with China when it comes to actually making them.)