The Economist: "solid-state Li-ion batteries are coming down the road. They look promising enough to finally allow EVs to compete with vehicles using dirty, old-fashioned internal-combustion engines on range, performance and convenience." economist.com/science-and-te…

I'm hiring a senior battery engineer for our cell development team at QuantumScape. If you're looking to do pioneering work on solid-state battery technology and have experience in R&D process development, we need you. Applications here: careers.quantumscape.com/job-invite/729/ #battchat

⚡🔋 QuantumScape's A-sample of its solid-state battery cell has surpassed expectations by completing over 1,000 charging cycles with more than 95% capacity remaining. This is a significant achievement confirmed in PowerCo SE’s laboratories in Salzgitter. 💚🔌

Calling all undergrad, grad & PhD students interested in next-gen battery tech: QS is seeking summer interns in engineering, R&D, manufacturing & more to work onsite in San Jose! Apply here: rb.gy/gi24jz

We are thrilled to announce a landmark agreement with PowerCo, the Volkswagen Group's battery company, to accelerate the commercialization of QuantumScape’s solid-state lithium-metal battery technology youtu.be/2mEqI53PS-A

Excited for the next phase of QuantumScape

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Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!

To leapfrog China, Washington should shift away from lithium-ion batteries, Varun Sivaram and Noah Gordon write. foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/21/us-…

San Francisco is a funny place.

The biggest enabler in hardware innovation is abstracting manufacturing from design. We once tried a lazy solution by offloading manufacturing to China, without fully considering the consequences. Now Robotics and AI offer a long-term solution. It will lead to Cambrian explosion

China is racing to make itself less reliant on the outside world’s products and technology as tensions with the U.S. rise on.wsj.com/3EzhLTM

The West’s reliance on China for critical minerals is a ticking time bomb. Who’s stepping up to fix this mess before it’s too late? Great breakdown of the stakes in this paper by Isaac B. Kardon and @milomcbride. Rocks vs. Chips carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

Japan warns over threat from China’s chip material export controls ft.com/content/e679b8… via @ft

Another critical metal hitting record prices 🤔

SCOOP- Trump seeks minerals refining on Pentagon bases to boost US output, sources reuters.com/world/us/trump…

The next decade of global power is being shaped right now. America’s security, industry, and economic resilience will depend on the technologies we build today. These companies in the American Dynamism 50 aren’t just strengthening our ability to avoid conflict, they’re

Northvolt’s bankruptcy is a huge blow to the West’s goal of an independent battery industry. Big lessons to be learned.

i think we will look back in 25 years and realize that we misallocated time, talent, and capital at an absurd magnitude we built unicorns solving lazy problems like food delivery all while since 2000, US steel production has dropped 34% (108M tons to 71M tons), we lost 5.8M

Had the chance to speak to a crowd of grad students and postdoc researchers at the Materials Research Society (MRS) conference in Seattle. Really enjoyed their enthusiasm and fresh ideas on next-generation batteries.