The following submission statement was provided by /u/otvortex:

Traditional battery technology such as lithium-ion is susceptible to breakage of nanowires in the batteries through repeated charging and discharging.

>The UCI researchers have solved this problem by coating a gold nanowire in a manganese dioxide shell and wrapping the assembly in an electrolyte made of a Plexiglas-like gel. The combination is reliable and resistant to failure. With the technique Mya Le Thai has invented, the team developed a prototype that endured nearly 200,000 recharge cycles over the course of three months.

If this technology can be scaled to modern battery capacities, power ratings, and form factors, this could revolutionize how sustainable going to electric can truly be. Do you think this is a discovery that can scale to the market?

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/10dpmoz/uci_researchers_discover_nanowire_coating/j4mlrf7/