Researchers at Australia’s University of Adelaide are planning to build a new super battery with the potential for instantaneous charging. This quantum battery could replace conventional batteries in small electronic devices, while larger quantum batteries could find application in the renewable energy sector.

These devices would charge faster as the number of batteries increase, unlike conventional batteries that require the same amount of time to charge no matter how many there are.

According to lead researcher Dr. James Quach, “If one quantum battery takes one hour to charge, then two would take 30 minutes, three would take 20 minutes, and so on. If you had 10 thousand batteries, they would all charge in less than a second.”

This fast-charging prowess is attributed to entanglement, a process that requires low temperatures and an isolated system.