Aanandkumar Hari

William Lockett’s article titled "How an accidental discovery made this year could change the world" published on BigThink.com (2022), describes how a discovery made by scientists at Drexel potentially made the alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries, lithium sulphur batteries, commercially viable. According to Lockett (2022), these lithium-ion batteries have many drawbacks. The materials used to produce these batteries are extremely damaging to the environment as it destroys ecosystems and releases toxic chemicals when mined. There are battery degradation and density issues. This refers to batteries losing the capability to store charge over time and being too bulky for their energy output. These cells can also spontaneously combust when damaged. These drawbacks limit the number of applications and adoption rate of battery power. Lockett (2022) claims lithium sulphur batteries solve these issues. Lithium sulphur is less damaging to the environment, can be 3 tim...

William Lockett’s article titled "How an accidental discovery made this year could change the world" published on BigThink.com (2022), describes how a discovery made by scientists at Drexel potentially made the alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries, lithium-sulphur batteries, commercially viable. According to (Lockett, 2022), these lithium-ion batteries have many drawbacks. The materials used to produce these batteries are extremely damaging to the environment as it destroys ecosystems and releases toxic chemicals when mined. There are battery degradation and density issues. This refers to batteries losing the capability to store charge over time and being too bulky for their energy output. These cells can also spontaneously combust when damaged. These drawbacks limit the number of applications and adoption rate of battery power. Lockett (2022) claims lithium-sulphur batteries solve all these issues. Lithium-sulphur is less damaging to the environment, can be 3 ...

  William Lockett’s article titled "How an accidental discovery made this year could change the world" published on BigThink.com (2022), describes how a discovery made by scientists at Drexel potentially made the alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries, lithium-sulphur batteries, commercially viable. According to (Lockett, 2022), these lithium-ion batteries have many drawbacks. The materials used to produce these batteries are extremely damaging to the environment as it destroys ecosystems and releases toxic chemicals when mined. There are battery degradation and density issues. This refers to batteries losing the capability to store charge over time and being too bulky for their energy output. These cells can also spontaneously combust when damaged. These drawbacks limit the number of applications and adoption rate of battery power. (Lockett, 2022) claims lithium-sulphur batteries solve all these issues. Lithium-sulphur is less damaging to the environment, ca...