United Kingdom electronics giant Dyson is best known for their sense of science fiction full of vacuum cleaners, hand dryer, bladeless fan and other products. Recently, the company Sakti3 solid-state batteries for Michigan companies injected US $ 15 million, with investors and GM, Khosla venture firms, Beringea and Itochu Shoji, this round of financing to a total of $ 20 million.
Dyson founded 22 years ago, is now more dynamic, for $ 2.3 billion to establish "future technology" funds, want to bring to the market in the next four years into 100 machines in the future. The investment can be regarded as their great achievement is the first big commercial operations aimed at helping Sakti3 battery, to Sakti3 Dyson machines in the future.
Company founder and Chief Engineer James Dyson Dyson said Sakti3 has gone beyond the current battery technology to achieve a qualitative leap in performance.
Founder and CEO of Sakti3 Ann Marie Sastry says, "to be Dyson's favor, it is our pleasure. Both of us have the skills and passion, and Dyson's engineering team to see, they have the ability to complete the commercialization of new ideas to change. "
Traditional lithium-ion battery, a rechargeable battery (rechargeable battery), which mainly relies on the lithium ions to move between cathode and anode to work. Sakti3 production company solid state batteries using thin film deposition techniques, this technique is often used in the production of flat panel displays and photovoltaic solar cells. Internal no liquid electrolyte batteries, instead there is a "sandwich" device, the "mezzanine" can act as isolators to prevent contact of electrodes reaction and can act as the electrolyte, and ensure the normal transmission of ions. In short, solid state batteries low power density, energy density is high. OtterBox iPhone 5 Case
Last August, the company said its new battery will the Tesla Model s electric car, or other wearable device battery life up to twice times the original.
Dyson in the company's products have been used for lithium-ion batteries, such as the cordless vacuum cleaner. Now, it wants to help the battery itself innovative, portable in order to improve its products, reduce the charge time and charge capacity.
Battery battle begun long ago, it is no exaggeration to say that "the battery gets the world."
A few months ago, Samsung battery Seeo injection of $ 17 million, to build a better battery for electric vehicles, it also acquired the Canada auto parts manufacturer Magna International's car battery business.
Bill Gates has invested in at least three energy companies Buffett back in November last year to $ 4.7 billion acquisition of Duracell batteries.
via: venturebeat
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