How AI is helping to design the batteries of the future

Test tubes containing samples of this potential new battery material. — AFP Relaxnews

In the US, artificial intelligence has enabled the development of a more lithium-efficient material that could one day equip a new generation of batteries. As part of the process, AI considerably reduced research time, with 32 million candidates studied in just 80 hours.

Lithium-ion batteries have become an indispensable part of our daily lives, powering smartphones, electric cars, medical devices and even satellites. Hence, the exponential demand for lithium-ion batteries, which could one day result in real supply problems.