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"The next generation of batteries could power up electric cars within minutes
and Australian researchers have developed a world-first proof-of-concept.
Next-generation batteries Australian researchers are developing could
potentially recharge electric cars faster than petrol vehicles fill up and top
up smartphone instantaneously.
The CSIRO’s quantum battery research team made the predictions on Wednesday
after publishing details of a breakthrough in the technology, creating the
world’s first proof-of-concept device.
There are still significant hurdles to overcome before quantum batteries reach
their potential, including increasing the size and capacity of the technology
and ensuring it can retain energy for longer.
The announcement comes after Australian households installed more than 250,000
home batteries under a federal government discount scheme, and electric
vehicles represented a record 11.8 per cent of new cars sold in February.
Conventional batteries used in these applications were reaching the limits of
their capability, CSIRO quantum batteries team lead James Quach said, and could
become more powerful and charge faster if they operated under the rules of
quantum mechanics.
“Potentially, when quantum batteries become viable we could have super-fast
charging processes when your phone could almost charge instantaneously,” Dr
Quach told
AAP.
“My ultimate ambition is a future where we can charge electric cars much faster
than fuel petrol cars, or charge devices over long distances wirelessly.”
The CSIRO team created a proof-of-concept quantum battery to demonstrate and
test the technology, with their results published in the journal
Light:
Science and Applications.
The world-first prototype charges wirelessly using a laser, converting the
light into an electric current, and proved it could store energy for six times
longer than it took to power up."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
