Walk and Talk: Batteries, Pepto Bismol, the Sad Gap
Channel: Peter Allen
Date: 28/04/2022

Walk and talk about science and thoughts on the VlogBrothers’ term, "the SAD GAP." Reading about other folks’ research makes me feel hopeful about the BIG PROBLEMS and inspires me to work on my projects.

Allen Lab Vlog 333, 4/27/2021

Press release:
https://www.aps.anl.gov/APS-Science-Highlight/2022-04-11/pivotal-battery-discovery-could-impact-transportation-and-the-grid

Primary source:
Xu, Gui-Liang, Xiang Liu, Xinwei Zhou, Chen Zhao, Inhui Hwang, Amine Daali, Zhenzhen Yang, et al. “Native Lattice Strain Induced Structural Earthquake in Sodium Layered Oxide Cathodes.” Nature Communications 13, no. 1 (January 27, 2022): 436. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28052-x

Pop Press Article:
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/pepto-bismol-compounds-structure-unveiled-after-120-years/4015563.article

Primary source:
Svensson Grape, Erik, Victoria Rooth, Mathias Nero, Tom Willhammar, and A. Ken Inge. “Structure of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Bismuth Subsalicylate.” Nature Communications 13, no. 1 (April 13, 2022): 1984. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29566-0