It's depressing how much red there is on that map.
Mother 3 (GBA) - Japan only
If you don't count all the hacked Switches out there lol.
Aww man, I thought it was a new game for a minute there.
I think the comparisons against lithium ion are a bit pie in the sky, however they've apparently solved a number of issues that face lead acid batteries, eg dendrite formation and charge cycles (they did 500-700 with a reduction to 80% capacity, whereas lead acid typically can only do about 350 cycles). Zinc is typically much worse than lead acid for dendrites, but their bismuth oxide layer might make it perform better than lead acid.
Even so, I'm skeptical that such a process could be commercialised and compete with lead acid on cost. The way they seem to target their comparisons towards lithium batteries further suggests this.
Maybe there is some niche where lithium is overkill and this could be viable, though, who knows. BESS on the electrical network is massively growing, so there's probably some scope for people to try this there also - especially with regards to fire risk, which some people (particularly planning authorities) are getting nervous about.
The full paper can be found for free here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202400237. It has smiley faces in the diagrams.
but nothing really about how well they work
There was a brief mention in the article about how they used a bismuth oxide layer to prevent dendrites from forming, that's novel and cool. However I think the bigger issue is material cost - bismuth costs much more than lead acid.
The full article is freely available here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202400237
The managing director of Deakin University’s Battery Research and Innovation Hub, Dr Timothy Khoo, who was not involved in the research, said he was sceptical about any claims water batteries may one day replace lithium-ion, but said the protective layer developed by the RMIT-led team represents a “novel and quite unique” approach that solves “a key stability issue” with battery technology.
Pretty much my thoughts exactly when I read the article. The lead researcher of this project is bigging it up well beyond any rational scope, but they do have a novel invention here for dealing with dendrites in batteries.
Perhaps their technique could be applied to more conventional batteries, though I'm somewhat doubtful. Bismuth isn't exactly cheap, which is why lead acid dominates for most things.
My question is more about why Iran would want Russian jets, when they've proven largely ineffective in Ukraine. In fact, it almost seems as if Russia can't supply enough jets for their own forces, let alone allied nations.
After 2-year-old girl shoots self, man becomes first person charged under Michigan's gun storage law
He wasn't caught until his daughter nearly killed herself.
After 2-year-old girl shoots self, man becomes first person charged under Michigan's gun storage law
He wasn't allowed to keep his guns, he's being charged for that also.
Tbh the whole broship between him and Garrett Wang all the way through the movie was brilliant, like when they meet Kirk's wife.
Your guess is as good as mine, but there aren't exactly hard to get.