"in a decade or so"? Where did they find this oracle of future inventions? Can they predict the stock markets as well? I think that if you are predicting scientific inventions a decade out you are probably guessing. It's possible in some cases, wireless sensor systems for example were fairly accurately predicted (though where is my Smart Dust and UWB radio?) Battery chemistry does not seem predictable yet, along with chemistry in general. Or has chemistry advanced in some way recently?
gus_massa 578 days ago [-]
A lot of hype, but this paragraph looks interesting:
> A major hurdle to using aqueous metal-ion batteries has been dendrite growth. To inhibit this, the researchers coated the zinc anode of the battery with bismuth metal, which oxidizes to form rust. This creates a protective layer that stops dendrites from forming.
> A major hurdle to using aqueous metal-ion batteries has been dendrite growth. To inhibit this, the researchers coated the zinc anode of the battery with bismuth metal, which oxidizes to form rust. This creates a protective layer that stops dendrites from forming.