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1 posted on 08/29/2025 12:32:02 PM PDT by Red Badger
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“researchers describe a new type of self-assembling material that easily dissolves in organic solvents. “

isn’t that what Borgs are made of?


2 posted on 08/29/2025 12:36:08 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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Maybe EV’s need to dissolve and disappear like candy...


3 posted on 08/29/2025 12:36:58 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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“The proof-of-concept demonstrated promising results, but the battery performance was far below industry standards, he said. “

That’s the kicker.


4 posted on 08/29/2025 12:37:27 PM PDT by Wuli (uire)
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Flagging this stage for further investigation, the team then dropped the battery cell into an organic solvent,

Organic solvents, like benzene, hexane, or acetone all are quite dangerous and come with their own set of environmental concerns.

6 posted on 08/29/2025 12:45:43 PM PDT by PGR88
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Fine and dandy; but, the toxic materials are still present.


7 posted on 08/29/2025 1:34:44 PM PDT by GingisK
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The irony of eco-friendly electric vehicles is the mountainous load of electronic waste they produce.

Denial of reality is not "irony."

8 posted on 08/29/2025 1:56:58 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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Is it going to be like the soy based wire insulation in the early 00s? Mice loved the stuff and it degraded in about for years leaving your expensive German car inop.


10 posted on 08/29/2025 2:36:40 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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WHEN THEY SELF-DESTRUCT ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP————


11 posted on 08/29/2025 4:49:30 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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