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[–] P1r4nha@feddit.de 28 points 1 year 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.

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

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year 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.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago

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