⏱️ ‘Impossible’ quantum battery bends rules to unlock vast energy

Plus: Supercomputer complete brain simulation, uranium from seawater, Panasonics silicon EV batteries Batteries operate within well-understood physical limits, such as how long they take to recharge and how much power can be stored. But all that could be about to change. In defiance of time’s fixed direction, University of Tokyo researchers have charged “impossible” quantum batteries by simultaneously sending and receiving energy packets in a quantum muddle of cause and effect. By blending photon charging sequences into one temporally-confused quantum smoothie, their technique unlocks an immense latent capacity far surpassing classical batteries. This is significant because it opens the door to entirely new energy technologies that we are only now beginning to grasp. Forget everything you thought you knew about cause and effect – quantum physics is rewriting the rule book where time is merely an illusion, and vast reserves of power lie beyond it. 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