In a leap for battery research, machine learning gets scientific smarts

An animation shows two contrasting views of how electrode particles release their stored lithium ions during battery charging. Red particles are full of lithium and green ones are empty.

In a research collaboration with Stanford, SLAC, MIT and Toyota Research Institute, researchers applied an approach known as "scientific machine learning" to battery cycling. The goal is the bring together foundational research and industry know-how to develop a long-lived electric vehicle battery that can be charged in 10 minutes.