1. May I say, what a great bookcase! 2. The battery breakthrough by professor Goodenough is so revolutionary I think most of us are hiding our glee so as not to overhype it and jinx the whole thing. 3. I would like to add that Prof. Goodenough was assisted by Prof. Maria Helena Braga, from the University of Porto. As you said, it's just we give due credit to non-famous heroes.
The new battery design was originally the work of Maria Helena Braga. John Goodenough provided a key insight that got the team past a major hurdle, but Maria Helena Braga and her team did the legwork to get there. Give credit where it's due.
I thought that was funny “Who heard of a bloke names John Goodenough” I Think almost everybody following the transition to sustainable energy, knows he is the Grandfather of it all. :)
Molten Salt Nuclear reactors (originally developed at Oak Ridge National laboratory USA and now being finalized for commercialization in India & China) would use nuclear waste for fuel. Thus, it solves two issues at once, deals with nuclear waste and nuclear power without blowing up. The backup system to a MSR needs only gravity, which if we loose that, bigger problems than a run away nuclear reaction..... Truly the real celebrities are those that keep basic necessities working, i.e. water, power, food, and waste control..... Seeing the celebration of science is so refreshing compared to the dismal cloud of ignorance in governments
safetyforemost The UK also have irons in the molten salt reactor game, with companies such as Moltex Energy coming up with innovative alternatives to the MSR designs used elsewhere.
safetyforemost Having all that nuclear waste could end up being quite handy. So little of the available energy is extracted from the fuel in a conventional reactor. With what's left in the waste there could be hundreds of years of energy generation available. Running costs of molten salt reactors should be much cheaper too once the technology is developed. In my way of thinking there is no good case for conventional nuclear unless you want to build nuclear weapons. There are so many good reasons to develop and build molten salt reactors.
There is nothing really magical about molten salt reactors. They simply use molten salt as the coolant (instead of water, or water vapour). That is all. The nuclear fuel cycle is exactly the same as any other reactor design. What you're talking about is the thorium + (fissible) nuclear waste fuel cycle, which has nothing to do, inherently, with MSRs. Coincidentally, MSRs using thorium+waste cycle are currently being experimented in Europe, not India, nor China, and are not being finalized for commercialization at all yet. Regarding "backup system to MSR" and gravity - practically every PWR in existance today is designed so loss of power leads to gravity dropping the moderator rods down, and dampening down the reaction. In addition, uncontrolled raise in temperature in a PWR results in reaction being dampened - something called negative void coefficient. Neither of these is what makes MSRs unique. The part that actually does is - the coolant is not pressurized.
"So little of the available energy is extracted from the fuel in a conventional reactor. With what's left in the waste there could be hundreds of years of energy generation available." -- Incorrect. Fuel in a "conventional" reactor (they're all conventional, really) is ran through a number of fuel cycles before being discarded as waste. What is left cannot be used as fuel on its own. It has to be mixed with more uranium or thorium in order to become fissible in a reactor.
I am surprised how fragile so many viewers are. How they don't wish to be challenged in their views or cannot skip over bits they don't agree with. Life is full of people we support or agree on one aspect and don't wish to know on others - actors, sports stars being a good example. I watch your shows for the good considered reviews and opinions and compare them with other sources to reach my own position. Some I agree with, some I don't, some I doubt or question. But i never expect to only listen to views entirely in line with my own and hearing a view i didn't agree with would not stop me continuing with the parts I agree with. Keep up the good work Robert, keep sticking to your point of view, and keep helping us see the future.
Global Nomad it hurts coming face to face with the results of their toxic ideologies. The cognitive dissonance can be so bad that I swear some of these people would refuse the use of a defibrillator if they knew it had been solar charged!
I think we should start up the Public information Service again in the UK & have every episode of Fully Charged on it. Very interesting as always Robert.
Love the detailed, painstaking, fully researched and brilliantly hand animated demonstration of dentrical formation and resulting short circuits of the anode & diode across the fluid electrolytes. Keep up the happy but hapless work, for those who have watched, it is worth it...
Yes, that is a bit surreal, when you see these little sub-communities form somehow, but then also see them in unexpected places. Between LGR, 8-bit Guy, The Nostalgia Nerd, and Kim Justice... All of which I found independently of one another, but then you start to see them all doing things together all of a sudden... It's interesting, and somewhat understandable given common interests, but still surprising. And then to see 8-bit Guy here randomly... After that collab with the Ben Heck Show.... Then NerdCubed is referencing Jim Sterling It sometimes feels like all the parts of youtube I ever pay attention to are all slowly coalescing into a single entity somehow... XD Feels really weird.
That sodium + glass battery would be amazing, if it works out. It's going to be so cheap, that massive batteries can be build and we can move into the new age, where all parts of the society are powered by pure electricity. Nature will be happy and we can live in the cleaner environment. Let's all hope it works out, because salt and glass are super cheap and very natural to the environment.
I'm not even in the UK or from the UK but I love when you talk about "politics" even though it's not that much political to me ... Very informative and representative of many countries in Europe, but I guess you can't have everyone happy can you ... Love you mate
This is my first time enjoying your CZcams channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
The fact of the matter is that politics is heavily intertwined with energy in this era; it's important to know the politics for informative purposes. You can disagree with his stance toward the policies, but the fact of the matter is that they're worth mentioning.
You sir are the best reporter in the solar system, or even perhaps the entire Galaxy! Very unbiased reporting by not 'rubbing it in', and now I know what dendrites are! Proud to be a founder!!
Dear Mr. Llewellyn and the rest of the Fully Charged team, I love you, and please keep doing what your doing for a very long time! I'll need to find a way to donate regularly. (I currently live in China)
I did not mind the more political note. Especially on a channel concerning electric cars it is an important topic. I also like the idea of the glass battery. Finally sounds like something that can me mass produced without any resource wars and also be recycled. The latter issue really was one of my main problems with battery driven cars. Let's hope it turns out great.
We don't have to pay the tax on the cars and we get incentives and we get free recharge, power-discount to the houses, free gate-pass and some more good things. FYI; I'm impressed over your Norwegian, actually pretty good. Actually you nailed it.
I'm confused by the complaints about politics. There was just "here's a problem people may not be aware of or have thought about, and it will likely take substantial effort to solve." That's not politics; that's news or education. Politics would be the advocating of a particular solution as the best/only way to solve the problem, or a particular person or party who is the best person or group to solve it. Of course, I'm from the other side of the Atlantic. Maybe politics is different on your side of the water.
I think Robert used to make shoes. I'm assuming that the items in the bookcase are references to some of the cool things he's achieved during his working life.
Rob used to make boots in London (John Lobb?) as did one of the other Red Dwarf cast (Danny John-Jules/Cat?) but in different Dept's so didnt't know each other at the time.
Almost accurate, I was an apprentice at various London shoemakers at around the same time as Danny worked in a leather warehouse which I visited to buy leather. We never met then and it was only after working together for 25 years we discovered we probably passed each other in the enormous leather store rooms back in the 1970's. Spooky
I may change the 'decor' but that is the 1st pair of shoes I made when I was an apprentice shoemaker back in 1975, Maybe I should explain about all the nonsense that's on the shelves.
I dont really understand this hatred of "politics" there is nothing wrong with having an opinion. Just because you disagree with what people are saying doesn't mean you stop listening. You have to listen to people you disagree with in order to learn counter arguments and strengthen your ideas. Keep doing what you are doing how you are doing it. I'd contribute to the Patreon if I could. It'd be great if you could go along to some other wind turbine manufacturers or something. I saw the largest transformer I've ever seen in Rostock the other day. Or head to the road between Vienna and Bratislava there are turbines as far as the eye can see!
Rob, I love your show. To those saying stop being political I say our environment is political and when there are political forces that work against the public interests! it's your show and you should share the information and opinions you feel fit to share.
please be political, but you are a funny man thinking that the Oz goverment is forward thinking...Love your Kryter's mini's and bobble heads in the background. Thank you for your work, these are great vids
Very good news on the potential battery and the nice old gent. Good to know of those folks working in the background, bringing new tech. I hope the nuclear issue can be resolved sensibly. Thank you for pointing it out. Cheers btw, I really appreciate your work.
While we differ on the details and opinions on nuclear (others raise good points on security costs in the comments for example) it is good to see the topic of Euratom discussed here. Regardless of the political situation, a new arrangement needs to be sorted so that the UK's current and future nuclear generation can continue unhindered, so - for example - electric vehicles recharge with the lowest possible carbon mix of electricity. Good to see World Nuclear News featured too, hope you are a regular reader...
Haven't had a news update in awhile great to see. Fantastic as always, particularly liked the real hero with the new battery tech. Imagine in a few years or maybe more your Tesla may have one of these batteries in it along with other EVs
Fascinating news and interesting as always... not going to lie though, my Red Dwarf loving mind kept straying over to all the awesome Kryten stuff in the background. That Kryten head... Bobby, care to trade for my leg? I'll give it up for it.
Batteries consist of a 'positive' and a 'negative' part that are connected via a membrane. Charging and uncharging causes the dendrites to form: tiny crystalline needles that consist of the chemicals in the 'positive' or 'negative' side (or both). They can penetrate the membrane which short-circuits the battery and causes the fire and explosions.
A bit off topic from the video, just wanted to say I love this location for the video. Big fan of yours in Red Dwarf and its great to see you have some nice little Kryten figurines on yourself. :)
The UK just has to become an associate member of EURATOM, as we host the Culham fusion research site it would be very sensible. EURATOM is distinct from the EU politics because so many EU Greens hate anything nuclear (do they hate nuclear medicine?) so a new agreement shouldn't be too difficult to negotiate, just keep ignorant politicians away from it. A number of non-EU countries are associates.
Can't see why there needs to be an issue with Euratom - it is a legally distinct body - formed through one of the original European Treaties. (Member countries wanted it separate from other matters because of unpopularity of nuclear energy with many people). Switzerland is a member, despite not being an EU member. Euratom also has co-operation agreements with numerous countries, including US, Canada, Japan etc. I believe the UK needed to formally announced the intention to withdraw from the Euratom treaty as part of leaving the EU (which is clearly a concern) Our politicians need to pull their fingers out - but it should be possible to negotiate an alternative arrangement - the EU still needs to dump its nuclear waste at Sellafields, so has just as much incentive as the UK to sort this.....
Switzerland is an *associate* member. Apart from that quibble, I agree completely in not seeing the problem with Euratom. (But it is still a good idea to restrict the nuclear waste handling know-how to a few central locations to prevent/slow down technology leaks. Nuclear waste processing technology has a lot in common with the technology for developing nuclear weapons.)
I'm in awe of your insightful explanation of dendrites, an honorary doctorate is surely on the way :-) Dr Goodenough? Dr Bloodyawesome would be a more suitable name!
Another great presentation. If you visit Aberdeen, you will see, wait for it, Toyota Mirai's hydrogen cars. Twelve have been delivered to various outlets. I did not know they were coming to the UK.
Hey! Just subscribed to the channel! Good content in a good presentation! And if you take advices: turn off auto color balance while you're filming! Greetings from Hungary!
As it happens, I do know about lithium metal dendrites in liquid electrolytes, and your explanation was pretty much spot on. They are electrically charged, grow across the battery and then cause it to go bang. Consider lecturing in physics as your next career :)
Well, as soon as someone promotes electrical vehicles and all that is attached to it, they are political. Talking about the consequences of Brexit in this respect is therefore part of the subject, just as it is talking about Norway subsidising sales of electric cars. I like the way it is done here, as it tries to look at the organisational and technical aspects of it all, which come with a price tag attached, that should also be mentioned. That there was a bit of an exaggeration regarding the security costs (although I don't actually think so, considering all sorts of on-costs) is part of the attraction of this show. So, fair well to those who find this hard to stomach, and a big thumbs up from me and who ever else feels so inclined. :)
The battery is one thing that has not advanced in my mind for over 40 years. So I would not hold my breath on when we get a better one. Thanks for sharing
I am so scared for the consequences of Brexit, I'm still yet to see a positive reason for leaving. Anyway, to be a little bit positive, it's brilliant to see Fun Science by Charlie on your shelf. Always nice to see CZcamsrs supporting CZcamsrs.
Another nice feature of the solid state battery is (if I remember correctly) that it can be cycled - depleted and recharged - many thousands of times and of course can be charged and discharged MUCH quicker, due to far less internal electrical resistance. This will make the battery recharge time a tiny fraction of Li-Ion batteries, making them completely plausible and practical for the average driver (pull into a station and recharge in around the same time as a gas/petrol fill up!) JW3HH
I normally don't comment like this, but I find it both fascinating and frustrating how people automatically feel the need to vent when presented with content that doesn't 100% fit with what they want to see every given moment. Can't we just take it or leave it? Skip this video and enjoy the many countless other hours or content on this channel. Nothing positive comes from unconstructively complaining... Either you like the channel enough that you can look past the few bits that annoy or upset you, or you just unsubscribe and go on with your daily life. Surely? Taking the time to threaten to leave, or loudly announcing ones departure feels very immature. Loved your take on my language, Rob! Keep it up! :)
I for one encourage all the moaning, its his opinion and he has the right to express it. Also what he talks about makes many people aware of present issues, it's good content.
If I remember correctly, _'solid glass'_ is actually still a liquid, technically speaking. You can observe this in extremely old buildings _(that should probably be condemned)_. Window panes will have pulled away from the frame at the top edge. With the passage of time, gravity continues to act on the material, pulling it downward. The glass becomes thin at the top edge, while it also collects and drips along the bottom edge. You may also see holes appear in the thinner glass where there have been air bubbles within the glass itself.
redxsage don't wanna upset ya, but I think that's one of those urban legends. It's actually hard (especially back then) to make evenly thick glass and so individual panes had a thick end. The thick end was typically installed at the bottom of the window. The lead in the frames has a lower viscosity than the glass so if the glass had flowed a bit, the lead would have done so even more. Still interesting tho! :)
No. That's a myth. Glass is an amorphous solid. The molecules are randomly oriented (like in a liquid) and not in a repeating crystal lattice. Some idiot not understanding what he read made "glass is a liquid" out of that. That myth is still sticking around even with all the information on the internet. Apparently people are too lazy to do a 5 minute search-and-read...
redxsage this observation has been debunked a long time ago. in old buildings where glass appears thicker on the bottom and thinner at the top it's not due to flowing of liquid, it was always oriented like that... window glass fitters would always place the thicker side on the bottom because it was the stronger side and can handle the weight better.
I believe they're doing interesting things with graphene at Manchester Uni, and chance of taking a trip there. It does seem to have interesting electrical properties. Potentially revolutionary, (yeah I know). But really could be worth a video. I certainly want to know more...
I just watched this old episode and was really impressed at how insightful it was. Well done can't wait for Tesla's battery day. A well deserved Nobel prize for Prof. Goodenough.
what do you mean? the battery is out yet? I was skeptic about it two years ago. I still am two years later, and I see some other skeptics too. Bob said that it was peer reviewed, but I see here skepticism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_battery so.... do you have some new information about the battery? are there any prototypes? and that Nobel prize is for the lithium battery, well deserved indeed, but we are talking about the glass battery which is still subject of a controversy. In this recent article I see a lot of promising stuff, glass battery not here... I see a trend... scientists getting grants.... www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets/news/130380-future-batteries-coming-soon-charge-in-seconds-last-months-and-power-over-the-air
spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/a-glass-battery-that-keeps-getting-better hmmm they promised that in two yeas we will see the battery in production. this means that the process is already in motion. It takes years to launch production. But then there should be some prototypes available. Or maybe is just another scam? It will be not the first acclaimed scientist who derailed in his later years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling had two Nobel prizes, and his later work ended in controversy. So, I really need to convince my heart to postpone that infarct three more years, to see this battery on market.
1. May I say, what a great bookcase!
2. The battery breakthrough by professor Goodenough is so revolutionary I think most of us are hiding our glee so as not to overhype it and jinx the whole thing.
3. I would like to add that Prof. Goodenough was assisted by Prof. Maria Helena Braga, from the University of Porto. As you said, it's just we give due credit to non-famous heroes.
Right about this being big. This is the quantum glass battery.
Got to love CZcams adverts, un-skippable 30 second Citroen c3 petrol car advert on an electric car channel
Darren Brooks I got a skippable Renault Zoe ad :p
Ludix147 second time watching it and damn Citroen advert again, I'd watch a Zoe advert
Darren Brooks I apparently watch too much. I got no ad. CZcams U.S.A has nothing good to sell me right now for this channel.
Ooops, that was a mistake in the settings, gone now. Sorry
avoid all french engineering products much as u can, my friend :>
The new battery design was originally the work of Maria Helena Braga. John Goodenough provided a key insight that got the team past a major hurdle, but Maria Helena Braga and her team did the legwork to get there. Give credit where it's due.
Thank you, I did not know about this fact and just starting learning about Maria Braga.
I thought that was funny “Who heard of a bloke names John Goodenough”
I Think almost everybody following the transition to sustainable energy, knows he is the Grandfather of it all. :)
Thank you for calling attention to the amazing achievements of Prof Goodenough and his team - unsung heroes, all of them.
The researcher who came up with the glass electrolyte is a lady from Oporto University from the paradise on Earth known as Portugal....
Molten Salt Nuclear reactors (originally developed at Oak Ridge National laboratory USA and now being finalized for commercialization in India & China) would use nuclear waste for fuel. Thus, it solves two issues at once, deals with nuclear waste and nuclear power without blowing up. The backup system to a MSR needs only gravity, which if we loose that, bigger problems than a run away nuclear reaction..... Truly the real celebrities are those that keep basic necessities working, i.e. water, power, food, and waste control..... Seeing the celebration of science is so refreshing compared to the dismal cloud of ignorance in governments
safetyforemost The UK also have irons in the molten salt reactor game, with companies such as Moltex Energy coming up with innovative alternatives to the MSR designs used elsewhere.
safetyforemost Having all that nuclear waste could end up being quite handy. So little of the available energy is extracted from the fuel in a conventional reactor. With what's left in the waste there could be hundreds of years of energy generation available. Running costs of molten salt reactors should be much cheaper too once the technology is developed.
In my way of thinking there is no good case for conventional nuclear unless you want to build nuclear weapons.
There are so many good reasons to develop and build molten salt reactors.
There is nothing really magical about molten salt reactors. They simply use molten salt as the coolant (instead of water, or water vapour). That is all. The nuclear fuel cycle is exactly the same as any other reactor design.
What you're talking about is the thorium + (fissible) nuclear waste fuel cycle, which has nothing to do, inherently, with MSRs. Coincidentally, MSRs using thorium+waste cycle are currently being experimented in Europe, not India, nor China, and are not being finalized for commercialization at all yet.
Regarding "backup system to MSR" and gravity - practically every PWR in existance today is designed so loss of power leads to gravity dropping the moderator rods down, and dampening down the reaction. In addition, uncontrolled raise in temperature in a PWR results in reaction being dampened - something called negative void coefficient. Neither of these is what makes MSRs unique. The part that actually does is - the coolant is not pressurized.
"So little of the available energy is extracted from the fuel in a conventional reactor. With what's left in the waste there could be hundreds of years of energy generation available." -- Incorrect. Fuel in a "conventional" reactor (they're all conventional, really) is ran through a number of fuel cycles before being discarded as waste. What is left cannot be used as fuel on its own. It has to be mixed with more uranium or thorium in order to become fissible in a reactor.
I for one welcome Bob's politics and opinions! Sensible, rational and enlightened. In Bob we trust!
I am surprised how fragile so many viewers are. How they don't wish to be challenged in their views or cannot skip over bits they don't agree with. Life is full of people we support or agree on one aspect and don't wish to know on others - actors, sports stars being a good example.
I watch your shows for the good considered reviews and opinions and compare them with other sources to reach my own position. Some I agree with, some I don't, some I doubt or question. But i never expect to only listen to views entirely in line with my own and hearing a view i didn't agree with would not stop me continuing with the parts I agree with.
Keep up the good work Robert, keep sticking to your point of view, and keep helping us see the future.
Global Nomad it hurts coming face to face with the results of their toxic ideologies.
The cognitive dissonance can be so bad that I swear some of these people would refuse the use of a defibrillator if they knew it had been solar charged!
Only snakes think antivenom is toxic.
Another advantage of the glass electrolyte cell is that its efficiency is stable over a much wider temperature range.
I think we should start up the Public information Service again in the UK & have every episode of Fully Charged on it. Very interesting as always Robert.
Love the detailed, painstaking, fully researched and brilliantly hand animated demonstration of dentrical formation and resulting short circuits of the anode & diode across the fluid electrolytes. Keep up the happy but hapless work, for those who have watched, it is worth it...
He's not just good enough, that old bloke is Fantastic
Wow.. I see 6 images of Kryten behind you!
Maybe because he WAS Kryten? ;D Fancy seeing you here 8-bit guy :D Would be even more wack if Clint 'LGR' would be commenting here too :p
Yes, that is a bit surreal, when you see these little sub-communities form somehow, but then also see them in unexpected places. Between LGR, 8-bit Guy, The Nostalgia Nerd, and Kim Justice...
All of which I found independently of one another, but then you start to see them all doing things together all of a sudden...
It's interesting, and somewhat understandable given common interests, but still surprising.
And then to see 8-bit Guy here randomly...
After that collab with the Ben Heck Show....
Then NerdCubed is referencing Jim Sterling
It sometimes feels like all the parts of youtube I ever pay attention to are all slowly coalescing into a single entity somehow... XD
Feels really weird.
What you mean was wicked mouse , he still is lol ;P
I thought it might be Max Headroom...
Just realised that the car tower to the left on the bookshelf is from Scrapheap Challenge
I will never understand who could dislike these videos. Great stuff as always.
just discovered this "Fullycharged" channel and all i can say is wow, so well done, no BS, just good solid info, i love it, good job!
That sodium + glass battery would be amazing, if it works out. It's going to be so cheap, that massive batteries can be build and we can move into the new age, where all parts of the society are powered by pure electricity.
Nature will be happy and we can live in the cleaner environment. Let's all hope it works out, because salt and glass are super cheap and very natural to the environment.
Many thanks for all the great work at keeping us more informed and up to date!
8m3s is the BEST explanation of dendrite formation I have ever seen. Thanks for making my day Robert!
I'm not even in the UK or from the UK but I love when you talk about "politics" even though it's not that much political to me ... Very informative and representative of many countries in Europe, but I guess you can't have everyone happy can you ... Love you mate
Thanks for the informative information on batteries and the rest of your update. You produce good content.
This is my first time enjoying your CZcams channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
The fact of the matter is that politics is heavily intertwined with energy in this era; it's important to know the politics for informative purposes. You can disagree with his stance toward the policies, but the fact of the matter is that they're worth mentioning.
Let's hope those batteries goodenough.
not if you happen to be my son it isn't
Thanks for noting the political dimension to this field. Please continue.
You sir are the best reporter in the solar system, or even perhaps the entire Galaxy! Very unbiased reporting by not 'rubbing it in', and now I know what dendrites are! Proud to be a founder!!
Dear Mr. Llewellyn and the rest of the Fully Charged team,
I love you, and please keep doing what your doing for a very long time!
I'll need to find a way to donate regularly. (I currently live in China)
I did not mind the more political note. Especially on a channel concerning electric cars it is an important topic. I also like the idea of the glass battery. Finally sounds like something that can me mass produced without any resource wars and also be recycled. The latter issue really was one of my main problems with battery driven cars. Let's hope it turns out great.
We don't have to pay the tax on the cars and we get incentives and we get free recharge, power-discount to the houses, free gate-pass and some more good things.
FYI; I'm impressed over your Norwegian, actually pretty good. Actually you nailed it.
I'm confused by the complaints about politics. There was just "here's a problem people may not be aware of or have thought about, and it will likely take substantial effort to solve." That's not politics; that's news or education. Politics would be the advocating of a particular solution as the best/only way to solve the problem, or a particular person or party who is the best person or group to solve it.
Of course, I'm from the other side of the Atlantic. Maybe politics is different on your side of the water.
Enjoyable as always, but why do you have a shoe on your bookcase?
I think Robert used to make shoes. I'm assuming that the items in the bookcase are references to some of the cool things he's achieved during his working life.
Rob used to make boots in London (John Lobb?) as did one of the other Red Dwarf cast (Danny John-Jules/Cat?) but in different Dept's so didnt't know each other at the time.
"...but why do you have a shoe..."
"GESHUNDHEIT!"
Almost accurate, I was an apprentice at various London shoemakers at around the same time as Danny worked in a leather warehouse which I visited to buy leather. We never met then and it was only after working together for 25 years we discovered we probably passed each other in the enormous leather store rooms back in the 1970's. Spooky
I may change the 'decor' but that is the 1st pair of shoes I made when I was an apprentice shoemaker back in 1975, Maybe I should explain about all the nonsense that's on the shelves.
Thanks for acknowledging Dr. Goodenough for his work. His team obviously did a lot of the work also.
I dont really understand this hatred of "politics" there is nothing wrong with having an opinion. Just because you disagree with what people are saying doesn't mean you stop listening.
You have to listen to people you disagree with in order to learn counter arguments and strengthen your ideas.
Keep doing what you are doing how you are doing it. I'd contribute to the Patreon if I could.
It'd be great if you could go along to some other wind turbine manufacturers or something. I saw the largest transformer I've ever seen in Rostock the other day. Or head to the road between Vienna and Bratislava there are turbines as far as the eye can see!
Rob, I love your show. To those saying stop being political I say our environment is political and when there are political forces that work against the public interests! it's your show and you should share the information and opinions you feel fit to share.
Had the pleasure of meeting you Robert in Belfast few years back 👊🏻
Best tech channel on CZcams by a mile. And the host is from one of my all time favourite tv shows Red Dwarf. So double whammy!
You brighten my day with your humor 😀
Nicely done sir! Welcome to the EV News game ;)
please be political, but you are a funny man thinking that the Oz goverment is forward thinking...Love your Kryter's mini's and bobble heads in the background. Thank you for your work, these are great vids
Bobby, thank you for your political views, please keep them coming. We need more people like yourself explaining this type of topic to the masses.
Very good news on the potential battery and the nice old gent. Good to know of those folks working in the background, bringing new tech.
I hope the nuclear issue can be resolved sensibly. Thank you for pointing it out.
Cheers
btw, I really appreciate your work.
I love your dendrites explanation. Keep the fun. Solid state batteries really promising.
While we differ on the details and opinions on nuclear (others raise good points on security costs in the comments for example) it is good to see the topic of Euratom discussed here. Regardless of the political situation, a new arrangement needs to be sorted so that the UK's current and future nuclear generation can continue unhindered, so - for example - electric vehicles recharge with the lowest possible carbon mix of electricity. Good to see World Nuclear News featured too, hope you are a regular reader...
I am really glad I found this channel.
Haven't had a news update in awhile great to see. Fantastic as always, particularly liked the real hero with the new battery tech. Imagine in a few years or maybe more your Tesla may have one of these batteries in it along with other EVs
Interesting stuff as usual, one of the best shows on the internet!
Yay! More bloopers at the end!
Fascinating news and interesting as always... not going to lie though, my Red Dwarf loving mind kept straying over to all the awesome Kryten stuff in the background.
That Kryten head... Bobby, care to trade for my leg? I'll give it up for it.
Batteries consist of a 'positive' and a 'negative' part that are connected via a membrane. Charging and uncharging causes the dendrites to form: tiny crystalline needles that consist of the chemicals in the 'positive' or 'negative' side (or both). They can penetrate the membrane which short-circuits the battery and causes the fire and explosions.
I reckon half of Roberts subscribers spotted the Kryten shelf within seconds of the video starting.
Good form Rob!
Don't apologise: EVERYONE can have an opinion and discuss politics as it impacts all of us. If we left it only to politicians we'd really be screwed.
A bit off topic from the video, just wanted to say I love this location for the video. Big fan of yours in Red Dwarf and its great to see you have some nice little Kryten figurines on yourself. :)
Well more than "Goodenough". The world owes you a very large thank you.
Thanks for the info! Funny as hell!
Thanks for the info about the batteries! I hope the trend of appreciating the people who actually matter catches on. Cheers!
The UK just has to become an associate member of EURATOM, as we host the Culham fusion research site it would be very sensible. EURATOM is distinct from the EU politics because so many EU Greens hate anything nuclear (do they hate nuclear medicine?) so a new agreement shouldn't be too difficult to negotiate, just keep ignorant politicians away from it. A number of non-EU countries are associates.
It almost sounds like a skit.
Doctor Goodenough, Professer Da Twilldo, and Engineer Itlepass. :P
"now this old chap.. who the hell is he!?" .. haha that made me L-O-L :D
Can't see why there needs to be an issue with Euratom - it is a legally distinct body - formed through one of the original European Treaties. (Member countries wanted it separate from other matters because of unpopularity of nuclear energy with many people). Switzerland is a member, despite not being an EU member. Euratom also has co-operation agreements with numerous countries, including US, Canada, Japan etc. I believe the UK needed to formally announced the intention to withdraw from the Euratom treaty as part of leaving the EU (which is clearly a concern) Our politicians need to pull their fingers out - but it should be possible to negotiate an alternative arrangement - the EU still needs to dump its nuclear waste at Sellafields, so has just as much incentive as the UK to sort this.....
Switzerland is an *associate* member.
Apart from that quibble, I agree completely in not seeing the problem with Euratom.
(But it is still a good idea to restrict the nuclear waste handling know-how to a few central locations to prevent/slow down technology leaks. Nuclear waste processing technology has a lot in common with the technology for developing nuclear weapons.)
this professor is good enough
i'd love to see you do an episode of 'Fully charged' as Kryten, costume and all.
it would be awesome :)
The renewables crowd in the U.S.absolutely loves this guy!
Goodenough is the most ironic name his parents could have given him.
I love all of the Kryten swag in the background :D
I'm in awe of your insightful explanation of dendrites, an honorary doctorate is surely on the way :-)
Dr Goodenough? Dr Bloodyawesome would be a more suitable name!
For anyone wondering why Robert has so many Krytens memorabilia its because he was the actual actor! Which I just found out, thats triple awesome!
Another great presentation. If you visit Aberdeen, you will see, wait for it, Toyota Mirai's hydrogen cars. Twelve have been delivered to various outlets. I did not know they were coming to the UK.
Hey! Just subscribed to the channel! Good content in a good presentation! And if you take advices: turn off auto color balance while you're filming! Greetings from Hungary!
As it happens, I do know about lithium metal dendrites in liquid electrolytes, and your explanation was pretty much spot on. They are electrically charged, grow across the battery and then cause it to go bang. Consider lecturing in physics as your next career :)
Those "dewberries"... Deadly stuff. ;-)
Well, as soon as someone promotes electrical vehicles and all that is attached to it, they are political. Talking about the consequences of Brexit in this respect is therefore part of the subject, just as it is talking about Norway subsidising sales of electric cars. I like the way it is done here, as it tries to look at the organisational and technical aspects of it all, which come with a price tag attached, that should also be mentioned. That there was a bit of an exaggeration regarding the security costs (although I don't actually think so, considering all sorts of on-costs) is part of the attraction of this show. So, fair well to those who find this hard to stomach, and a big thumbs up from me and who ever else feels so inclined. :)
Cracking stuff.. as usual!! :-)
Great video 👍🏼
The battery is one thing that has not advanced in my mind for over 40 years. So I would not hold my breath on when we get a better one. Thanks for sharing
Uplifting. Thx
Glass batteries? Fascinating.
I'm sure it'll work out well. The inventor seems _good enough._ ;)
I am so scared for the consequences of Brexit, I'm still yet to see a positive reason for leaving. Anyway, to be a little bit positive, it's brilliant to see Fun Science by Charlie on your shelf. Always nice to see CZcamsrs supporting CZcamsrs.
Lol, Your the best! Keep doing what your doing!!
New glass sodium batteries will be a huge boost for low cost energy storage and EVs too!! Great invention! Great persons!
Hehe! You actually said "I am surprised".
Nice reference to "Current Technology". It's the way you tell 'em......:-)
Keep them coming
Jeg er overrasket; wonderful! as a norwegian, that sounded like the west-norwegian dialect. Spot on!
As always, really interesting and fun. Thanks very much. P. S. Is Krytons head on sale anywhere. I soo want one on my bookshelf. Mega cool.
I really love this show haha :) Love from Germany
Another nice feature of the solid state battery is (if I remember correctly) that it can be cycled - depleted and recharged - many thousands of times and of course can be charged and discharged MUCH quicker, due to far less internal electrical resistance. This will make the battery recharge time a tiny fraction of Li-Ion batteries, making them completely plausible and practical for the average driver (pull into a station and recharge in around the same time as a gas/petrol fill up!)
JW3HH
Love the Renault Twizy miniature!
Thanks for mentioning me, even tho I didn't wrote to you about it. :-)
Hehe, első magyar támogató? :-)
PLEASE BE POLITICAL you're good at it
I normally don't comment like this, but I find it both fascinating and frustrating how people automatically feel the need to vent when presented with content that doesn't 100% fit with what they want to see every given moment. Can't we just take it or leave it? Skip this video and enjoy the many countless other hours or content on this channel. Nothing positive comes from unconstructively complaining... Either you like the channel enough that you can look past the few bits that annoy or upset you, or you just unsubscribe and go on with your daily life. Surely? Taking the time to threaten to leave, or loudly announcing ones departure feels very immature. Loved your take on my language, Rob! Keep it up! :)
I for one encourage all the moaning, its his opinion and he has the right to express it. Also what he talks about makes many people aware of present issues, it's good content.
Always good always fun to see you with EV spare head, keep poltical spare head at bottom of reactor rods deep under water
If I remember correctly, _'solid glass'_ is actually still a liquid, technically speaking. You can observe this in extremely old buildings _(that should probably be condemned)_. Window panes will have pulled away from the frame at the top edge. With the passage of time, gravity continues to act on the material, pulling it downward. The glass becomes thin at the top edge, while it also collects and drips along the bottom edge. You may also see holes appear in the thinner glass where there have been air bubbles within the glass itself.
redxsage don't wanna upset ya, but I think that's one of those urban legends. It's actually hard (especially back then) to make evenly thick glass and so individual panes had a thick end. The thick end was typically installed at the bottom of the window. The lead in the frames has a lower viscosity than the glass so if the glass had flowed a bit, the lead would have done so even more. Still interesting tho! :)
No. That's a myth.
Glass is an amorphous solid. The molecules are randomly oriented (like in a liquid) and not in a repeating crystal lattice. Some idiot not understanding what he read made "glass is a liquid" out of that. That myth is still sticking around even with all the information on the internet. Apparently people are too lazy to do a 5 minute search-and-read...
redxsage this observation has been debunked a long time ago. in old buildings where glass appears thicker on the bottom and thinner at the top it's not due to flowing of liquid, it was always oriented like that... window glass fitters would always place the thicker side on the bottom because it was the stronger side and can handle the weight better.
Love your channel M8!
I believe they're doing interesting things with graphene at Manchester Uni, and chance of taking a trip there. It does seem to have interesting electrical properties. Potentially revolutionary, (yeah I know). But really could be worth a video. I certainly want to know more...
I just watched this old episode and was really impressed at how insightful it was. Well done can't wait for Tesla's battery day. A well deserved Nobel prize for Prof. Goodenough.
what do you mean? the battery is out yet? I was skeptic about it two years ago. I still am two years later, and I see some other skeptics too. Bob said that it was peer reviewed, but I see here skepticism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_battery
so.... do you have some new information about the battery? are there any prototypes? and that Nobel prize is for the lithium battery, well deserved indeed, but we are talking about the glass battery which is still subject of a controversy. In this recent article I see a lot of promising stuff, glass battery not here... I see a trend... scientists getting grants.... www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets/news/130380-future-batteries-coming-soon-charge-in-seconds-last-months-and-power-over-the-air
spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/a-glass-battery-that-keeps-getting-better hmmm they promised that in two yeas we will see the battery in production. this means that the process is already in motion. It takes years to launch production. But then there should be some prototypes available. Or maybe is just another scam? It will be not the first acclaimed scientist who derailed in his later years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling had two Nobel prizes, and his later work ended in controversy.
So, I really need to convince my heart to postpone that infarct three more years, to see this battery on market.
Credits on the glass batteries should go to Maria Helena Braga, John Goodenough, and others.
Thanks
Robert, bless your vented spleen
I wish there were more comments about this awesome new sodium/glass battery instead of all the griping about politics...
Love to see the bloopers! Smeg Ups?
Amazing battery I wanted watch it