Re: Stanford reports 10x Li-Ion capacity incresee

Fred Bloggs wrote:



John Larkin wrote:

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:57:43 GMT, Glen Walpert <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/january9/nanowire-010908.html
http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v3/n1/full/nnano.2007.411.html

Looks like this could be the solution to both capacity and
charge/discharge cycle limitations. Could be the beginning of the end
of the lead acid battery :-).



They inadvertently omitted the mandatory nanotube statements "five to
ten years from commercial products" and "may lead to a cure for cancer
and diabetes."


"Cui said that a patent application has been filed. He is considering formation of a company or an agreement with a battery manufacturer. Manufacturing the nanowire batteries would require "one or two different steps, but the process can certainly be scaled up," he added. "It's a well understood process.""

and...

"Given the mature infrastructure behind silicon, this new technology can be pushed to real life quickly," Cui said.



All you need is a patent and a slick tongue to get a few million dollars for a start-up - and then quietly drain the money and let it die...
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