Join renowned gadget geek and host David Pogue as he sets out on a quest to discover how batteries work, and uncover what the future has in store for our gadgets, our lives, and even our planet.

Originally released by PBS, 2017. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 04, 2018.

Understanding Modern Batteries (6:10); --Powering Electric Vehicles (4:18); -- Properties of Lithium (5:27); -- Lithium Alternative (5:31); -- Future of Battery Technology (3:49); -- Building Safer Batteries (9:26); -- Electrical Supply and Demand (4:16); -- Energy Storage Systems (9:14); -- Batteries of the Future (3:15); -- Credits: Search for the Super Battery (0:51); .