• TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      4 hours ago

      Ehh… Lithium batteries are going to be around for quite a while even if sodium ion batteries take off. It’s just more energy dense than sodium ion, so it’s always going to be better for things like portable electronics.

      Sodium ion might take over the market for heavier batteries like stationary power banks.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      5 hours ago

      Consult a periodic table. Lithium will always out perform sodium. Sodium batteries only exist because lithium costs more, but these large deposits are being found worldwide every few months and lithium will drop in price as a commodity. At some point, recycling will require much less new lithium to be mined.

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            3 hours ago

            I wrote it on other comments. I’m not here to summarize the internet for you.

            • partofthevoice@lemmy.zip
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              2 hours ago

              I’m not here to summarize the internet for you.

              Fair, but how about you instead justify your point? That seems like a more reasonable ask.

              I wrote it on other comments.

              I’m not here to aggregate your content for you.

        • calcopiritus@lemmy.world
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          Wood is cheaper than steel. Which apparently is the most important way to be better in. But I wouldn’t build a skyscraper out of it.

          Saying that energy density is not important in energy storage technology is as stupid as saying that material strength is not important in building materials.

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            3 hours ago

            You know there are skyscrapers built out of wood, right? And they’re kind of awesome.

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              21 minutes ago

              I searched for “tallest wooden building” there actually is a list in wikipedia of the tallest buildings.

              The tallest of the list is not even a building, it’s a radio tower. At ~110m.

              The closest city to me that has a skyscraper has a single skyscraper, and it is >150m tall.

              I would not build a skyscraper out of wood.