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world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery – a breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries (pme.uchicago.edu)

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[–] pennomi 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It takes around a decade to scale up a process. You’d be shocked at how long it takes to discover something, get investment, file patents, acquire licenses, construct facilities, manufacture the product, and sell to customers. And that’s what it takes to get to just the starting line of being in business.