Episode Synopsis "Episode 2: Battery materials, baby!"
Audrey and Janine talk about the history of batteries, the battery supply chain, and the innovative work researchers are doing to produce batteries using environmentally friendly materials. Janine finally understands how electricity works once it's explained using hamsters, and Audrey learns a little music history. Reference: P. Poizot, J. Gaubicher, S. Renault, L. Dubois, Y. Liang and Y. Yao, "Opportunities and Challenges for Organic Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage," Chemical Reviews, American Chemical Society, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00482