A growing list of #academics, #scientists, #activists, #journalists, #thinktanks, #NGOs, etc. in the #climatechange space are busy trying to somehow add the patina of #solar #batteries to the absurd explosion of #datacenters (#Alphabet #Amazon #Meta - 100s of billions of $ in 2026 alone). In a decent world, all of them (and those $) would be going toward scaling up clean as rapidly and as equitably as possible. Why have those good people decided to side w/ evil?

Sodium-ion batteries are good, and they're getting better.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/01/29/researchers-improve-sodium-ion-batteries-almost-4x-with-thin-layer-of-activated-carbon/

#batteries #evbatteries #sodiumbattery #saltbattery #energystorage #evs #electricvehicles #sustainability #sustainable #innovation #research #science #batteryswapping #transportation #grid #decarbonization

🧠✨ Researchers at #Cornell have developed a "MOTE" – a tiny wireless sensor that can record #brain activity while sitting on a grain of salt.

Powered by infrared light rather than bulky #batteries, these microscopic devices are small enough to monitor neural #health for years without irritating sensitive brain tissue.

👉 https://scitechdaily.com/smaller-than-a-grain-of-salt-engineers-create-the-worlds-tiniest-wireless-brain-implant/

#technology #tech #medicine #science #engineering #innovation #neuroscience #future #discovery