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Metal Hunger

New types of batteries are being invented almost daily: solar, sodium, potassium, thermoelectric, and even nuclear. Any of these technologies could spark a global battery revolution. So what will the battery of the future look like? And can we create a battery that will work forever? The answers are in the project Metal Hunger.

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Зейналова Сакина

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A Dead Battery Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)

Metal Hunger • 2023 • 25 minutes

Humanity has become heavily dependent on wireless gadgets and electric vehicles. Demand for them grows every year. But the metal-mining industry, which supplies the metals needed for batteries, cannot keep up with market demand. Lithium, cobalt, and nickel reserves are rapidly dwindling. And their prices have skyrocketed. Experts are certain: the world is about to face a metal famine! Could ordinary smartphones soon be affordable only for the very wealthy?! And will there be too few eco-friendly electric cars for everyone?! Or will scientists still manage to solve the problem of affordable batteries?!!

Lithium. An Essential Element Dubbing on request Subtitles available (Russian)

Metal Hunger • 2023 • 26 minutes

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