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The Battery That Refuses to Explode | NOVA

NOVA PBS Official · 77.6K views · 2017-01-30 · 2:07

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A short NOVA excerpt in which David Pogue abuses a Tufts-developed battery by cutting and damaging it, and it keeps working without catching fire. It comes from the documentary 'Search for the Super Battery'.

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Cited repeatedly as a quick visual demonstration that solid-state or polymer batteries can survive abuse without igniting.

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Renewables, batteries & storageMaterials science
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battery safetylithium-ionsolid electrolyteenergy storage

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peutetre · 2024-04 · Reference

With solid state batteries you can puncture them, cut them, and shoot them with a bullet. It's much harder to make them catch fire and they keep working: [VIDEO] [LINK]

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clouddrover · 2023-07 · Reference

Yes. An example is a bullet test of ProLogium's solid state battery: [LINK] Another example is a scissor test of Ionic Maerials' sold state battery: [VIDEO]

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clouddrover · 2023-07 · Reference

Solid state batteries tend to be safer than other batteries. Here is ProLogium's solid state battery failing to fail after it's been shot with a bullet: [LINK] Here is Ionic Materials' solid state battery failing to fail after it's been cut with scissors: [VIDEO]

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