# Incredible Battery Breakthroughs to Watch  ## About - Author: Undecided with Matt Ferrell - Title: Incredible Battery Breakthroughs to Watch - Tags: #articles - URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=bNoPfY9F1ECTruvf&v=EbFRp7K1z2o&feature=youtu.be ## Highlights Silicon is amazing at storing lithium ions. It takes just one silicon atom to store four lithium ions. That makes silicon anodes up to 24 times more efficient than graphite anodes of your  typical lithium-ion battery ... the big drawback is that silicon likes lithium a little too much. Reacting with the lithium ions   can make the silicon anode dramatically balloon up and break the battery. Amprius and OneD are tackling this issue by growing nanowires. These make excellent pathways for lithium ions to zoom across, making for an energy dense battery.  The space between the wires gives the swelling silicon some wiggle room. - Note: A silicon supply chain has also been well established for microelectronics. ... There are some incredible advances happening in Silicon battery tech to date. ---