In this advanced age, scientists are introducing new ways to charge things electrically. In this regard, MIT researchers have found a way to quickly charge electric vehicles and devices.

A recent discovery concerns the fundamental reaction of all lithium-ion batteries. These batteries, which power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, work by moving particles called lithium ions in and out of solid electrodes. This process happens thousands of times over the life of the battery.

The speed of this reaction determines how quickly the battery charges and how much energy it can deliver. However, the MIT researchers observed in the study that this reaction is “coupled ion.” depends on the ‘electron transfer’ process. In this way, the lithium ions move efficiently in the electrodes and the devices or batteries will charge faster.