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Ford uses quantum computing to discover EV batteries
Quantum computers can simulate the properties of new
materials that can make batteries safer, more powerful and easier to recycle.
Quantum researchers at Ford have just released a new
pre-published study that uses quantum computing as a key component for electric
car batteries. Although the results reveal nothing new about lithium-ion
batteries, they show how more powerful quantum computers can be used to
simulate complex chemical reactions in the future.
To identify and test new compounds on computers, researchers
must break the process into several separate calculations: one set for all the
important properties of each molecule, another for how those properties affect
small changes. . Exchange. , again for all possible ways two particles can
interact, and so on. Even something as seemingly simple as the bonding of two
hydrogen molecules requires critical calculations.
But computer-based developments have a big advantage:
researchers don't have to do all the physical experiments that can be done,
which can be time-consuming. Tools like AI and machine learning have been able
to speed up the research process to create new things, but quantum computing
offers the potential to make it even faster. For electric vehicles, finding
better materials can lead to longer-lasting, faster and more powerful
batteries. Traditional computers use binary numbers, which can be either zero
or one, to do all their calculations. Although they can do amazing things,
there are issues like genetic makeup that they can't control - and because of
the nature of the calculations it may not exist. Once researchers simulate more
than a few atoms, the calculations become cumbersome and time-consuming, so
they have to rely on approximations that reduce the accuracy of the simulation.
Instead of ordinary bits, quantum computers use cubits
which can be zero, one or two. Cubits can be bound, twisted, and manipulated in
other wild ways to extract more information. This gives them the ability to
solve problems that cannot be solved using traditional computers, including the
design of molecular reactions. In addition, particles are quantum in nature, so
they are best placed in quits, which are represented as waves.
Unfortunately, much of this is still legal. Quantum
computers are not yet powerful enough or reliable enough to be commercially
available. There's also a lack of knowledge - because quantum computers work
differently from traditional computers, researchers haven't learned the best
way to use them. [Related: Scientists Use Quantum Computing to Create Glass
That Reduces AC Power Needs by a Third]
That's where Ford's research comes in. Ford wants to
make the battery safe, powerful and efficient and easy to recycle. To do this,
they must understand the chemical properties of potential new materials, such
as charge and diffusion processes, as well as electrochemical and thermal
stability.
Unfortunately, much of this is still legal. Quantum
computers are not yet powerful enough or reliable enough to be commercially
available. There's also a lack of knowledge - because quantum computers work
differently from traditional computers, researchers haven't learned the best
way to use them. [Related: Scientists Use Quantum Computing to Create Glass
That Reduces AC Power Needs by a Third]
That's where Ford's research comes in. Ford wants to
make the battery safe, powerful and efficient and easy to recycle. To do this,
they must understand the chemical properties of potential new materials, such
as charge and diffusion processes, as well as electrochemical and thermal
stability.
It's all part of Ford's efforts to become an electric
carmaker. Cars like its F-150 Lightning
are pushing the boundaries of battery technology right now, so other advances,
perhaps through quantum chemistry, will become increasingly important as the
world moves from cars to mainstream. And Ford isn't the only one thinking about
using Quantum to get ahead in the battery chemistry game. IBM is collaborating
with Mercedes and Mitsubishi on using quantum computing to regenerate EV
batteries.
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