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Mike Moore

"Unprecedented opportunities" - Microsoft AI finds new material that could replace lithium batteries

A Microsoft scientist working with the Azure Quantum Elements platform.

Your next work smartphone or business laptop could be powered by a battery that is much kinder to the environment, thanks to a new breakthrough from Microsoft.

The computing giant has teamed up with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to develop a new way of building batteries that feature up to 70% less lithium than current offerings.

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