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Researchers Target Fast-Charging Quantum Batteries
The University of Adelaide in Australia plans to build the world’s first quantum battery, which researchers say would enable super-fast recharging.
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The University of Adelaide in Australia plans to build the world’s first quantum battery, which researchers say would enable super-fast recharging.
Using quantum mechanics’ theory of entanglement (shared properties at the atomic level), batteries could be charged geometrically faster in increasing large groups. This would cut charging time in half by adding a second battery and by two-thirds with three batteries.
The first step in the program is to build a lab that is conducive to entanglement, which requires precise temperature and other conditions. The researchers initially aim to apply the technology to batteries used in small electronic devices, then gradually scale up to larger batteries to support renewable energy technologies such as electric cars.
The project is being headed by James Quach, who recently joined the university’s School of Physical Sciences. He’s working with the precision measurement group at Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing.
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