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Victoria Atkinson

Scientists used AI to build a low-lithium battery from a new material that took just hours to discover

Scientist assembles lithium ion battery samples in battery research facility.

An artificial intelligence (AI) program has identified a material not found in nature that could reduce the amount of lithium used in batteries by up to 70%.

The new material, a blend of sodium, lithium, yttrium, and chloride ions, is a type of mixed metal chloride and was found to be the best option from 32 million candidates.

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