Veritasium | This Battery Was Almost Too Dangerous to Exist
For decades, a high-energy rechargeable battery seemed impossible - until we managed to tame one of the most volatile metals.
2025-08-07 17:00:00 - Veritasium
00:00 - What’s inside a battery?
04:11 - How does a battery work?
07:15 - How did we increase battery power?
11:13 - The first rechargeable lithium battery
13:29 - The Tiny Needles That Kill Batteries
16:06 - Goodenough? We can do better
20:07 - The birth of the lithium-ion battery
27:10 - Why do batteries explode?
29:31 - Blowing up a battery