More Than a Century Ago, Thomas Edison Imagined a Better Battery. Now Scientists Are Making It Real

Demand for power is surging, thanks to AI. Can an idea from Thomas Edison help solve the problem?

BY CHRIS MORRIS @MORRISATLARGE

Thomas Edison. Photo: Getty Images

The global demand for power has been increasing dramatically in recent years as data centers and artificial intelligence gobble up every available watt. The International Energy Agency (IEA), a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, estimates demand will grow by more than 3.5 percent per year over the rest of this decade. To accommodate that demand for electrons, nuclear plants that were once shuttered are being started once again and infrastructure is........

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