Electrode fabrication consists of mixing materials to form a slurry, casting the slurry onto foil to form a coherent film, drying the film to form a laminate, punching the laminate into appropriately sized electrodes, and testing the electrodes in pouches or hardware.  We are interested in understanding how the materials work together to lead to highly functional battery electrodes.   The central problem is that everytime one changes the active material (the primary component) the conductivity, particle size, and shape also change.  This set of changes dictates the type and amount of carbon needed and the amount of binder needed.  The problem is that the solution is typically arrived at through a trial-and-error process. This can take several months for every new material being considered.  We are addressing this problem by trying to understand the relationship of material properties and mixing methods to slurry properties by characterizing the impact of each component separately and in pairs on the degree of mixing, the rheological properties, and surface tension.  We then investigate the effect these properties have on casting thickness and uniformity, degree of spreading, and whether cracks will be present in the dried laminate.  In this latest research, we show how and why high-loading electrodes of LFP can be produced if one starts with secondary particles of LFP.  We explain why it's so difficult to make thick electrodes with primary particles and the minimal amount of inactives that are needed to make a functional LFP electrode.  This research is broadly important to most cell fabrication teams testing new materials, and specifically important to companies intent on fabricating low-cost batteries of LFP.