The world's first "super battery" could charge your phone instantly

An Australian scientist is looking for new technologies that could change the shape of the global energy industry

James Quach of the University of Adelaide plans to use his experience of the quantum mechanics to build the world's first quantum cell.

The new Ramsay scholar at the university, Dr. Quach is an expert in quantum physics and was drawn to Adelaide to convey technology from theory to practice.

light to research and build a quantum battery that could replace conventional batteries used in small electronics, such as iPhones.

Dr. Quach said that the battery could also be used in small electronic devices such as a watch, an iPad, a computer or any other product that relies on stored energy.

The battery concept will be developed at the University of Adelaide and could allow electronic devices to be fully charged instantly.

Dr. James Quach said that once developed, the battery could be recharged in less than a second.

"For example, your mobile phone at the moment will take, I do not know, thirty minutes or so If we succeed, we will have instant chargers that will revolutionize the energy storage industry," he said.

"… what I mean is that the more batteries you have, the faster

Dr. Quach said that hope would be finally producing large quantum batteries that could provide opportunities for the renewable energy sector.

He said that unlike ordinary batteries – which take so long to charge No matter how much you have – the theory is that batteries quantum would charge faster, more you have.

"If a quantum battery takes an hour to charge, then two would take 30 minutes, three would take 20 minutes, and so on," he said. [19659002] "If you had 10,000 batteries, they would take care of in less than one second. "

M. Quach said that this technology would be possible thanks to a characteristic of quantum mechanics called entanglement.

"Quantum mechanics deals with interactions at the smallest scale, at the level of atoms and molecules – at that level you get very special properties that violate the conventional laws of physics," he said.

"One of these properties is entanglement .When two objects are entangled, it means that their individual properties are still shared – they somehow lose their sense of individuality. [19659002] "It is because of the entanglement that it becomes possible to speed up the process of charging the batteries."

The idea of ​​a battery quantum was first discussed in a 2013 research paper, and since then only theoretical research has been done on the subject.

Dr. Quach said that he "would take the theory of in the laboratory. "" The entanglement is incredibly delicate, it requires very specific conditions – low temperatures and an isolated system – and when these conditions change, entanglement disappears, "he said.

"In terms of time, I hope to be able to demonstrate the next six one month, then after that, try to go further by increasing it and making it more robust.

"For me, and I think most physicists would agree, that a quantum battery is one of the lowest I think we can develop fruits quite quickly and in arrive at a stage where they can be used in one form or another.

"The long-term goal is to develop larger batteries that will support renewable energy technologies. by making possible the continuous supply of energy, regardless of the weather conditions – rain, hail or shine. "

– ABC