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Explore the hidden world of energy storage and how it holds the keys to a greener future.
We live in an age when technological innovation seems to be limitlessly soaring. But for all the satisfying speed with which our gadgets have improved, many of them share a frustrating weakness: the batteries. Though they have improved in last century, batteries remain finicky, bulky, expensive, toxic, and maddeningly short-lived.
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Preview: Season 44 Episode 3 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
We live in an age when technological innovation seems to be limitlessly soaring. But for all the satisfying speed with which our gadgets have improved, many of them share a frustrating weakness: the batteries. Though they have improved in last century, batteries remain finicky, bulky, expensive, toxic, and maddeningly short-lived.
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Every country wants to consume as much energy as the US. Where will that energy come from? (1m 53s)
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