Gayle Markovitz and Beatrice Di Caro
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This video is part of: Centre for Energy and Materials
Lithium is a vital ingredient for energy storage in both batteries and electric vehicles. Making the mineral critical to the energy transition. But soaring demand could cause a lithium shortage as soon as 2025, experts say.
This process could have taken decades in a traditional laboratory. It took a Microsoft AI less than a week. The material is a solid electrolyte that scientists have named N2116 and it could bring significant benefits, to both the environment and economies. Lithium is a vital ingredient for energy storage in both batteries and electric vehicles. Making the mineral critical to the energy transition. But soaring demand could cause a lithium shortage as soon as 2025, experts say.
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