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Inexpensive LFP Batteries with Uncompromised Range: A Breakthrough from a Battery Startup

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Coreshell, a battery materials startup, revealed a breakthrough this week that could lower the cost of lithium-ion batteries. Forecasts for cheaper EVs are counting on a steady stream of technological improvements, including better battery materials. Coreshell’s first product will be a silicon anode paired with a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cathode. Coreshell predicts that its silicon anodes might even give LFP an edge over traditional NMC cells with graphite anodes. Granted, their silicon anode materials will cost more, but they’ll have the benefit of scale and experience to help bring costs down.

Affordable Hyperspectral Satellites: The Goal of Australian Space Startup Esper

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Australian remote sensing startup Esper wants to capture hyperspectral imagery from space at a fraction of the price of its competitors. Armed with just $1 million in pre-seed funding and assistance from the Australian government in their first mission, Esper is aiming to beat out its better-capitalized peers with lower-cost tech. That’s what really separates us from all the other spectrometers and hyperspectral hardware that’s being put up there,” Esper CEO and co-founder Shoaib Iqbal said. There’s a lot of software that really comes into play to make sure it works that way. Esper is planning on launching a second demonstrator satellite with identical hardware later this spring with India’s ISRO.