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Batteries & Energy Storage · Recorded milestone

Lithium iron phosphate

Recorded year1996

Goodenough's lab finds a cheap, safe cathode that later dominates EVs and grid storage.

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Built on

Lithium-ion batteryRecorded · 1991enables

Led to

Home batteryRecorded · 2011enables
AI-discovered battery chemistriesRecorded · 2024enables
Cars that power the gridRecorded · 2024enables
Appliances with built-in batteriesRecorded · 2025enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.