How National Security Depends on Better Lithium Batteries: Scientific American
Reinventing the battery is the only way available today to both reduce consumption of oil and bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., Secretary of Energy Steven Chu told conference attendees. John Goodenough at the University of Texas invented the lithium ion battery in use today—but Japanese and Korean companies now produce the most globally. “Just because we lost the lead doesn’t mean we can’t get it back,” Chu said, referencing battery technology from Argonne National Laboratory now being licensed by General Motors and LG.
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