Better battery manufacturing: Robotic lab vets new reaction design strategy

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-battery-robotic-lab-vets-reaction.html

"chemically complex battery materials often difficult to manufacture at scale with high purity.... now, up to 80% fewer impurities, fewer costly refinement steps, increasing economic viability... chemical bonds in intermediate compounds difficult to break, hanging around as impurities... solved working with only 2 ingredients at a time until fully reacted... robotic lab (costs $120,000) synthesizes up to 24 different battery materials every 72 hours.... computers automatically record the results for optimization"

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https://newatlas.com/robotics/xiaomi-dark-robotic-factory/