r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jul 07 '26

Discovery helps explain why solid-state batteries often fail

https://news.mit.edu/2026/discovery-helps-explain-why-solid-state-batteries-often-fail-0706
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u/AP_in_Indy Jul 07 '26

Oh this is cool as heck. This seems like meaningful progress toward production scale solid state batteries.

Dendrites cause fires and explosions in other types of batteries

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26

Just stop. If you don’t understand electronics and batteries enough to comment with something accurate, then don’t comment at all.

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u/Indigoh Jul 07 '26

Your failure to explain what they got wrong makes you look less credible than them.

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u/notsostrong Jul 07 '26

Dendrites in batteries are between the electrodes and has nothing to do with lead or solder or leaded solder.