An example of simile used to explain a scientific idea:
"An additional complication with lithium sulphur batteries is that, when the sulphur absorbs lithium during battery discharge, it swells by about 80%. A slab of sulphur would disintegrate after a few cycles; a more elastic material is required. 'We have developed a sort of spiderweb network where we use flexible binders to hold nanoparticles of sulphur together, and then the cathode could swell up and contract without falling apart,' Hill says."
Prof. Matthew Hill, Head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Monash University, Australia
was quoted in James Mitchell Crow (2023) Building better batteries, Chemistry World, 20 (5), https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/building-better-batteries/4017313.article
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