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<p class="gmail-western"><span lang="en-GB">"And that’s not the only collaboration </span><span lang="en-GB">IBM</span><span lang="en-GB"> has going with the German car maker. Scientists at IBM and Daimler have joined forces to uses the computing giant’s <a href="https://singularityhub.com/2019/10/14/investment-in-quantum-computing-is-booming-but-will-a-quantum-winter-follow/">quantum computers</a> to probe the properties of three molecules that could form in the operation of lithium-sulfur batteries."</span></p>
<p class="gmail-western"><span lang="en-GB">"This battery chemistry promises to
be more powerful, longer-lasting, and cheaper than lithium ion
technology and could also make it possible to create solid-state
batteries that are, in theory, lighter and more compact. But it’s still
experimental at this stage, and there are plenty of mysteries about how
all the components interact."</span></p>
<p class="gmail-western"><span lang="en-GB">"Simulating the three molecules will help </span><span lang="en-GB">us </span><span lang="en-GB">better
understand how their behavior will affect important properties like
energy storage and discharge, but it can take huge amounts of computing
power. Quantum computers hold the promise of doing these kinds of
simulations much more efficiently."</span></p>
</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://singularityhub.com/2020/01/13/ibms-plan-to-design-solid-state-batteries-using-quantum-tech/">https://singularityhub.com/2020/01/13/ibms-plan-to-design-solid-state-batteries-using-quantum-tech/</a></div></div>