New thermal battery manufacturing method to be industrialized
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 08:01
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new thin-film coating process for manufacturing thermal batteries used in nuclear weapons and other munitions that was invented at Sandia National Laboratories will be industrialized under a new corporate partnership with a Maryland company. The process could lead to create lighter batteries in a variety of shapes for future applications.