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PostOctober 22, 2018

Q&A: MIT Professor Donald Sadoway On The Future Of Battery Storage And Renewable Energies

Earlier this year, Professor Don Sadoway published results of his new battery technology, using liquid metal, in Nature, the world’s preeminent science journal. This Q&A takes you through some of Professor Sadoway's thoughts on the importance of battery innovation regarding climate change, and why he thinks his liquid metal battery can change the future of renewable energy for the better. 

Read the full Q&A here!

by MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering - DMSE
Topics
Batteries, Storage & Transmission
Renewable Energy

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