Artificial intelligence designs batteries that charge faster than humans can imagine

An artificial intelligence known as'Dragonfly' has been used by researchers to design more efficient batteries. Scientists at Carnegie Mellon have used the tool to design better electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, which would allow the batteries to charge faster. An electrolyte moves ions – atoms that have been charged by either gaining or losing an electron – between the two electrodes in a battery. Lithium ions are created at the negative electrode, the anode, and flow to the cathode where they gain electrons. When a battery charges, the ions move back to the anode.