Seeker's video: Is the future of solid-state batteries 3D-printed

The race to create a solid-state battery that could compete with today’s lithium-ion cells is heating up. In the past few years, there’s been a lot of R&D around solid electrolytes that promise to be safer and more powerful. In this video, we visit Sakuú, a company that doesn’t just want to make solid-state batteries, they also want to 3D-print them. Camera: Leo Maco Read more: https://bit.ly/3faqJdZ 0:00 Intro 0:29 Battery basics feat. a potato 1:29 Lithium-ion batteries 101 2:18 What is a solid-state battery? 3:28 Intro to Sakuú 4:00 Why 3D-printing? 5:35 3D-printing prototype 6:25 Customized battery shapes 7:34 Challenges of total reinvention 8:09 Looking forward Correction: 0:40 The positive end (cathode) is the copper penny and the negative end (anode) is the zinc coated nail. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Like Seeker by The Verge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seeker Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seeker/