# Kimberly Mann Bruch - Supercomputers Advance Longer-Lasting, Faster-Charging Batteries (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article0.00998d930354.png) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article0.00998d930354.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Kimberly Mann Bruch]] **Full Title**:: Supercomputers Advance Longer-Lasting, Faster-Charging Batteries **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [ucsdnews.ucsd.edu](https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/supercomputers-advance-longer-lasting-faster-charging-batteries) **Host**:: [[ucsdnews.ucsd.edu]] **Highlighted**:: [[2021-02-12]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## Highlights - Another possibility for more efficient electric car power is the lithium-air battery (Li-air), which would be an attractive alternative as it converts oxygen in the air to electricity. - “Lithium-air batteries can provide high-energy density that makes them excellent for electric cars,”