People would like better batteries but they are wary of making investments. What is required is both a technology push and a market pull.

Want to know the best thing about being a professor? Colored chalk.

The students who work with me believe in science in service of society, not science in service of career building.

People would like better batteries but they are wary of making investments. What is required is both a technology push and a market pull.

The liquid metal battery story is more than an account of inventing technology. It's a blueprint for inventing inventors.

In a wristwatch, imagine the battery is in the strap and there's a medical sensor in there connected to the internet. If someone is monitoring that, they could phone up if the user has forgotten to take some medication. This could save hundreds of dollars in medical fees later. What's missing? It's a stable battery.

If you want to make something dirt cheap, make it out of dirt–preferably dirt that is locally sourced.