As far as I know we have no way of manufacturing anything Nana on an industrial scale.

Nickel Iron on the other hand is a very old technology and has a superb cycle life when properly maintained, some have lasted 70 years. Seventy Years. Granted they are large and heavy, with about three times the capacity of a lead acid battery for their mass, putting them below NiCads in terms of energy density, but their longevity and robust construction make them a much better investment for stationary projects or even electric vehicles.

Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFe), like it’s Lithium Ion brothers has a very high energy density. While LiFe’s have somewhat less of a storage capacity then then Lithium Ion or Lithium Polymer, their best selling point is that unlike either of these two popular chemistries, LiFe’s don’t explode when shorted, punctured or heated, making them ideal for high current applications. I frankly find it mystifying why Mr. Musk isn’t looking into this technology, especially considering those unsightly garage fires.

Anyway, enough sounding like a battery commercial. Just wanted to share my insights into the technology and express a healthy skepticism about this “Magic goo.” My skepticism is not that it works or not, I’m sure that it does, likely because the goo is increasing the surface area within the battery. My skepticism is aimed rather at whether this technology will be embraced. The battery companies already have a product that makes them a lot of money, they aren’t going to invest in something new unless they can make more money then it would cost to retool.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/ipdf/10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00029

Gotta go with Orion314 on this, I’ll only believe it when I see it in an actual battery I can purchase. I’ve seen far too many articles like this over the last 40 years. Batteries have indeed gotten better since the 70’s, but it’s been a long slow process compared with other technologies.