Iâve stated several times in this forumâŠI know of at least 4 new battery startups here in the Boston area. They are either associated with MIT or Harvard. Billions of private money is being invested into battery R&D. The company(s) that come out on top could make all the investors extremely wealthy (or wealthier then the already are).
Ready in 2016? Was story in pop science is 1972?
Hereâs the articleâs date: NOVEMBER 24, 2014
Seven years ago, and still no sign of this miracle battery? Unfortunately, this is common with these kinds of announcements. My BS meter starting going off when it talked about nano-whatever.
Is this from the company that came up with gas mileage pills you put in the tank, or fuel ionizers, or all of the other products that are called âWonderâ or âMiracleâ? Or should we believe itâs a technology being suppressed by a conspiracy of greedy capitalists?
Yes!
Anything and everything that we donât like has to be the result of some sort of conspiracy.
Itâs called drumming up investor money. This isnât new with many startups. Many times investors will invest on an idea in the hopes it pans out. This is why investor capitalists look for 30% return on their money in 2-5 years. Many times it doesnât pan out and they loose their investment. But when they hit a good one it can make them a lot of money.
I have to apologize to everyone. A friend forwarded it to me, under the guise of ânewsâ.
I didnât check the date, and I think that instead of being ânewsâ, it actually falls into the category of âoldsâ. 
Iâm sorry for the confusion that ensued.
Thatâs OK, @VDCdriver. It was news to me, even if itâs yesterdayâs tomatoes. Surely it takes longer to miniaturize and bring it to market. It could take maybe 5 years to produce the right size battery, then it takes another 5 to build the pilot plant and work the bugs out. Add another 5 to bring it to market at sufficient volume to be included it a line of smartphones. We are still several years away from market release, and my guess at timing might be optimistic.
Nano-technology is a real thing.
I work for a university that has a lab doing research on it.
The A123 company makes LiFePO4 batteries that incorporate nano-technology.
It does increase charge and discharge rates, but does not perform miracles.
https://www.nnin.org/research-support/nnin-sites/howard-university
Of course it is. It is also the favorite jargon to get tossed out by folks trying to sell something. The complete quote is âUsing nano-technology to synthesize artificial moleculesâ. That âsythesize artificial moleculesâ is another batch of jargon that says nothing. Hence my comment.
Also, their claim to âcharge an EV in 5 minutesâ would require a HUGE amount of current, more than my whole house service could deliver, more than any currently-existing charger could deliver.
Yup!
Throwing out a current buzzword in order to hawk oneâs merchandise doesnât necessarily mean that the word really applies to oneâs product.
Thinking back to my childhood, Chlorophyll was the new âmiracleâ ingredient in toothpastes, mouthwashes, and a few other personal care/hygiene-related products.
I still recall a Macyâs adâcirca 1955âhawking their new Chlorophyll-infused neckties. Talk about taking advantage of the public with malarkey!
Silly, but benign.
How about copper infused knee and back braces. I saw an ad the other day for copper infused face masks. Iâm sure someone will buy because of this.
If a sports star hawks them, theyâll sell.