Microsoft says, using Azure Quantum Elements HPC resources to run simulations and AI models, it found a material that could replace ~70% of lithium in a battery (Harry McCracken/Fast Company)

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Microsoft says, using Azure Quantum Elements HPC resources to run simulations and AI models, it found a material that could replace ~70% of lithium in a battery  —  Recently, Microsoft built a clock.  —  Well, “built” may be overstating things.  Members of the company’s quantum computing team found …