New podcast episode: the science of batteries, with Venkat Viswanathan

Venkat Viswanathan is a. world-class expert in battery science whose research group at Carnegie Mellon University is looking for ways to expand the possibilities of battery-powered aviation.

In this interesting conversation we review, with Venkat, the current state of battery science, the reasons why batteries used in the automotive industry will not be enough to push electric aviation further and which new approaches look more promising to solve the energy-density bottleneck that is holding electric aviation back.

During our chat, Venkat manages to explain in a very straightforward way some of the main concepts and ideas that underpin battery science as we talk about two recent papers that he has published in major scientific papers about the future of battery-powered electric aviation.

So, tune in for a masterclass about batteries at the cutting edge of the technological frontier!

The Allplane Podcast #56: latest in battery tech for electric aviation, with Venkat Viswanathan