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I've been following news about this company for 10 years now. What's remarkable about them is that they had a sufficient for large-scale deployments, roll-to-r

by Tade0 3y ago

I've been following news about this company for 10 years now. What's remarkable about them is that they had a sufficient for large-scale deployments, roll-to-roll process already developed back in 2016, and that was after their short partnership with a Chinese phone maker, where they delivered a 5000mAh battery. They might not beat their competition to market in terms of scale, but they definitely have an edge in terms of experience manufacturing their product. Exiting times ahead of us. I hope this makes its way to consumer devices like e-bikes eventually. Or cars for that matter.

scythe 3y ago
When I applied to undergrad in 2007, I kicked myself for not sending in an application to Stanford (though I probably wouldn't have gotten in anyway) when I learned about the Cui group's silicon nanowire battery project shortly after the application window had closed. It's intriguing to see how long it takes to get these developments from lab to factory. Here's the 2008 version of Wikipedia's "List of emerging technologies" showing the nanowire battery way back then — where I first heard about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_emerging_technologies&oldid=206457974 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_emerging_t...
- Tade0 3y ago
  I wonder how many people from that batch are still in the company? I remember the BluBoo X550 with a whopping 5300mAh battery and thinking that this is it - this is going be the product that will provide enough financing and investment for them to kick-off large scale production. Unfortunately it was a flop because the device was so badly optimized that battery life wasn't as spectacular one would suspect going by capacity alone. Good thing they found more profitable markets to tap into.
- __sy__ 3y ago
  I'd say much of the work to improve silicon nanowire batteries et al. happened 2010 onward. I think pre-2010, it was mostly strong proof of concept with okay-cycling performance. source: I was in the Cui group.
soperj 3y ago
I still feel like e-bike makers are missing a mark, a lighter bike with like 30-40km range for a battery could be cheaper and will fulfill most people's needs.

by Tade0 3y ago

scythe 3y ago

When I applied to undergrad in 2007, I kicked myself for not sending in an application to Stanford (though I probably wouldn't have gotten in anyway) when I learned about the Cui group's silicon nanowire battery project shortly after the application window had closed. It's intriguing to see how long it takes to get these developments from lab to factory. Here's the 2008 version of Wikipedia's "List of emerging technologies" showing the nanowire battery way back then — where I first heard about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_emerging_technologies&oldid=206457974 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_emerging_t...

Tade0 3y ago
I wonder how many people from that batch are still in the company? I remember the BluBoo X550 with a whopping 5300mAh battery and thinking that this is it - this is going be the product that will provide enough financing and investment for them to kick-off large scale production. Unfortunately it was a flop because the device was so badly optimized that battery life wasn't as spectacular one would suspect going by capacity alone. Good thing they found more profitable markets to tap into.
__sy__ 3y ago
I'd say much of the work to improve silicon nanowire batteries et al. happened 2010 onward. I think pre-2010, it was mostly strong proof of concept with okay-cycling performance. source: I was in the Cui group.

soperj 3y ago

I still feel like e-bike makers are missing a mark, a lighter bike with like 30-40km range for a battery could be cheaper and will fulfill most people's needs.