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# Daily Inspiration: “I have just one word for you: batteries!”

“I have just one word for you: batteries!” – Futurist  Jim Carroll

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Maybe not the most motivational daily quote I’ve put up there, but I’ve certainly been writing and speaking about batteries quite a bit as of late.

Rapid trends with battery technology will impact everything from utilities and the electrical grid, to cars and drones, micro-hyper-connected devices that control intelligent highways, to so much more. When we can store more power in smaller space, everything changes.

Two days ago I spoke at a manufacturing conference about batteries, and they covered my insight in an article right away: “3D Printing, Batteries, to Drive Accelerating Change in Manufacturing”