The billion dollar race to fix phone batteries

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Bonus video 1 (Fast charging): https://nebula.app/videos/techaltar-how-fast-charging-took-over Bonus video 2 (Interview with Counterpoint): https://nebula.app/videos/techaltar-interview-with-peter-richardson-counterpoint-research The Nebula / CuriosityStream bundle is no longer active. Instead, you can sign up for Nebula directly with my discount now for about $2.5 a month with a yearly plan, which includes Nebula Originals AND the whole Nebula Classes platform, too, including my own class. Sign up here: https://go.nebula.tv/techaltar ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► This video ◄◄◄ Lithium-Ion batteries were commercialized in the 1990s by Sony, and since then, very little has changed in the battery market. Capacity increases are slow and incremental, and only fast charging is improving at quick rates. Let's take a look at why. The Story Behind - ep. 86 This video on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/techaltar-why-phone-batteries-arent-getting-better ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► TechAltar links ◄◄◄ Merch: http://enthusiast.store Social media: https://twitter.com/TechAltar https://instagram.com/TechAltar https://facebook.com/TechAltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe If you want to support TechAltar directly: https://flattr.com/@techaltar ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Attributions ◄◄◄ Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski