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Quantum batteries -- miniaturized theoretical devices that store energy using quantum phenomena such as superposition, entanglement, and coherence rather than traditional chemical reactions -- could redefine how power is stored and transferred.

Tracing what has worked in the past, to understand how and why, provides better guidance than theoretical models.

"The thicker the cathode is, the theoretical energy density of the battery -- the amount of energy being held within a specific area -- improves," Oh said.

By depositing them directly on solid surfaces, the Auburn team has overcome these barriers, proposing a family of materials structures that could move from theoretical models to real-world devices.

Not a simulation or theoretical analysis, but a real-world test of which positions government can function without.