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> These papers are as relevant to engineering/product stage as every other "new battery" or "new cancer" treatment are at the moment. The growth of battery and
by goku12 6mo ago
> These papers are as relevant to engineering/product stage as every other "new battery" or "new cancer" treatment are at the moment.
The growth of battery and a few other technologies have been frustrating in the past decade. But I wouldn't put cancer research alongside those. It's not every day that we encounter improvements in cancer treatments. The important fact to note is that cancer survival rates have improved significantly in the past few decades. Though, I'm worried that the current political climate will scuttle that progress.
- AndrewDucker 6mo agoBattery advances in the last couple of decades have also been incredibly impressive.
- random3 6mo agoYes, cancer, bateries and computing has seen impressive progress. Yet, in general the correlation between results "on paper" and results in practice is over a long period of time, if any. It doesn't mean that new results aren't good, just that they may not translate into something practical very soon.
- goku12 6mo agoI'm curious. Are they in the market in large enough volumes yet? I've been waiting for ages for something better than Li-Ion and LiPo tech to become widely available. We need much higher energy densities, and preferably without the fire hazard.
- AndrewDucker 6mo agoLithium-Ion density has basically doubled over the last decade. And the cost has dropped by 2/3. See figure 2 here: https://rmi.org/the-rise-of-batteries-in-six-charts-and-not-too-many-numbers/ https://rmi.org/the-rise-of-batteries-in-six-charts-and-not-... and the data here: https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/charted-lithium-ion-batteries-keep-getting-cheaper/ https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/charted-lithium-ion-ba... (Both of these are a couple of years old. I'm sure there's newer data out there that looks even beter.) Newer batteries chemistries are slowly arriving, but they mostly aren't replacing Li-ion because Li-ion is getting better all the time. Except in specific circumstances. Like the Sodium-Ion ones that work far better at low temperatures and entered mass production two months ago: https://carnewschina.com/2026/01/22/catl-unveils-worlds-first-mass-production-sodium-ion-battery-for-commercial-vehicles/ https://carnewschina.com/2026/01/22/catl-unveils-worlds-firs...