 On February 29, 2012, Sadoway gave a TED talk on his invention of the liquid metal battery for grid-scale storage.The talk is as much about the inventive process as it is about the technology.Sadoway was named one of "Time" magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2012 for accomplishments in energy storage as well as his approach to mentoring students (hire the novice instead of the expert).