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How Close Are We to Quantum Batteries? Shop Micro Center's Back to School Savings: https://micro.center/b02440 Sign up for a FREE 128 gig flash drive at Micro Center Austin: https://micro.center/a42442 Sign up for a FREE 128 gig flash drive at Micro Center Columbus: https://micro.center/d06603 Check out AI at Micro Center: https://micro.center/2bd199 Bigger batteries take longer to charge. Right? Researchers in Australia just tested one that flips that rule completely. The larger they built it, the faster it charged. It runs on quantum effects, and the very first version charged with light from a laser, no cord required. Scientists call the ultra fast charging trick superabsorption, and it hints at energy storage that could one day power your phone or car. So is this quantum battery actually the future of charging? Or is it just a lab curiosity that fizzles out in nanoseconds?
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07:20 - Screen should read less than 1 nJ
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
02:24 - The Realm of Quantum Mechanics
05:08 - Charging Batteries With Light
06:55 - The Numbers and Viability of Quantum Batteries
How Close Are We to Quantum Batteries? Shop Micro Center's Back to School Savings: https://micro.center/b02440 Sign up for a FREE 128 gig flash drive at Micro Center Austin: https://micro.center/a42442 Sign up for a FREE 128 gig flash drive at Micro Center Columbus: https://micro.center/d06603 Check out AI at Micro Center: https://micro.center/2bd199 Bigger batteries take longer to charge. Right? Researchers in Australia just tested one that flips that rule completely. The larger they built it, the faster it charged. It runs on quantum effects, and the very first version charged with light from a laser, no cord required. Scientists call the ultra fast charging trick superabsorption, and it hints at energy storage that could one day power your phone or car. So is this quantum battery actually the future of charging? Or is it just a lab curiosity that fizzles out in nanoseconds?
Corrections:
07:20 - Screen should read less than 1 nJ
Watch The Magnet Breakthrough China Doesn’t Control youtu.be/UGxebJSUrTs?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ
Video script and citations:
https://undecided.tech/how-close-are-we-to-quantum-batteries/
Get my achieve energy security with solar guide:
undecided.link/solar-guide
Follow-up podcast:
Video version - youtube.com/channel/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA
Audio version - undecided.link/stilltbd-podcast
Join the Undecided Discord server:
undecided.link/discord
👋 Support Undecided on Patreon!
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Visit my Energysage Portal (US):
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
02:24 - The Realm of Quantum Mechanics
05:08 - Charging Batteries With Light
06:55 - The Numbers and Viability of Quantum Batteries
