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Artificial Intelligence Creates Solid Electrolyte for New Battery Type from 32 Million Candidates


It took just 80 hours, rather than decades, to identify a potential new solid electrolyte using a combination of supercomputing and AI.

This story was updated January 16, 2024, to correct the affiliation of Shyue Ping Ong. In addition, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is located in Richland, Wash., not Richmond. She is a two-time winner of the D.C. Science Writers’ Association Newsbrief award.

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