Channel: The Royal Institution

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: From the battery to the electric motor (which celebrates its 200 year anniversary in 2021), breakthroughs made in previous centuries continue to inform our technology today. Watch the Q&A: youtu.be/jJ8lz2PbJN8 This video is generously supported by The Faraday Institution. Today, we take the easy availability of electric power for granted. From the phone in our pocket to the car charging in our garage, the modern world would be unthinkable without electricity and the batteries we rely on to deliver portable power. But the technology we rely on has its roots in the incredible work of scientists over the past 300 years. From the battery to the electric motor (which celebrates its 200 year anniversary in 2021), breakthroughs made in previous centuries continue to inform our technology today. Paul Shearing's research interests are in electrochemical engineering – the study and design of electrochemical processes in devices including fuel cells, batteries and electrochemical reactors. He is involved in a wide range of projects which include understanding and development of batteries, fuel cells and other electrochemical processes. Paul holds the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Battery Technologies, and leads the LiSTAR project under the auspices of the Faraday Institution. He has published more than 240 peer reviewed papers in this area over the past 5 years, and has delivered over 100 invited talks on five continents. Paul's research makes extensive use of synchrotron radiation and he has successfully conducted experiments at most of the world's major light sources. This talk was filmed on 13 October 2021. --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially: William Hudson, Thomas Gønge, Richard Hawkins, Don McLaughlin, Jonathan Sturm, Microslav Jarábek, Michael Rops, Adam Leos, Alan Latteri, Andrew McGhee, Anonymous, Ben Wynne-Simmons, Dave Ostler, David Lindo, David Schick, efkinel lo, Frances Dunne, Gou Ranon, Greg Nagel, Ivo Danihelka, Jeffrey Schweitzer, Joe Godenzi, John C. Vesey, jonas.app, Jonathan Killin, Kevin Winoto, Lasse T. Stendan, Martin Paull, Matt Townsend, Osian Gwyn Williams, Paul Brown, Paulina Barren, Rasiel Suarez, Rebecca Pan, Robert Reinecke, Roger Baker, Scott Edwardsen, Stephan Giersche, Supalak Foong, Taylor Hornby, Tim Karr, and William Billy Robillard. --- Subscribe for regular science videos: bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Ri is on Patreon: patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution and Twitter: twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: facebook.com/royalinstitution and Tumblr: ri-science.tumblr.com Our editorial policy: rigb.org/home/editorial-policy Subscribe for the latest science videos: bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.