• Jesus@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Today’s research won’t impact you tomorrow, but research from a 5 to 10 years ago will impact you tomorrow. We’ve got to look at the bigger picture.

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      7 months ago

      While true, most of the time these articles come out, it’s talking about a theoretical improvement in a battery that isn’t likely feasible without a massive change in available materials, or their costs.

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        7 months ago

        And these early learnings compel others to do more research in the space, invest in the space, and eventually bring some stuff to market.

        All of the tech that we use right now can be mapped back to research that uncovered knowledge with no immediate practical applications at the time.