Why Predicting Battery Performance Is Like Forecasting Traffic − And How Researchers Are Making Progress - Stuff South Africa

Why Predicting Battery Performance Is Like Forecasting Traffic − And How Researchers Are Making Progress - Stuff South Africa

Lithium-ion batteries are quietly powering large parts of the world, including electric vehicles and smartphones. They have revolutionized how people store and use energy. But as these batteries become more central to daily life, they bring more attention to the challenges of managing them and the energy they store safely, efficiently and intelligently. I’m a mechanical engineer who studies these nearly ubiquitous batteries. They have been aroun…