Rick Laine is a professor Material Science and Engineering at University of Michigan where he teaches Foundations of Nanotechnology and focusses his research on synthesis and processing of inorganic and organometallic hybrid polymers and nano-oxide powders.

I talk to him about his work on solid-state Lithium batteries, how we got to where we are and the future of battery technology for electric vehicles.

Professor Timothy Scott spent 35 years as undergraduate laboratory director in University of Virginia’s mechanical engineering department with focus on applied thermal/fluids, teaching and laboratory development. His career includes many years working and consulting in the industry with several dozen companies and is currently  teaching at Sweet Briar College.