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[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Indeed, the fact that they filed a patent is also an indicator that this is not purely an experiment, but a tangible way forward. Let's hope this can scale up quickly.

[–] whyNotSquirrel 11 points 4 months ago

it's not just another article about a new revolutionary discovery because that's the only way to have funds?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Eh, the patent office hasn't had standards for practically for like a century, just that you describe a novel method

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

There's a pile of battery patents that are all game-changing but when a company decides to make a dedicated factory that's when you know shit is going down.