Dyson has invested $15mn in Sakti3, a company that is promising to double the battery life of smartphones, and has entered into a joint development agreement to help bring the batteries to market. Sakti3 has developed a “solid-state battery” that is claims will far surpass the performance of today’s lithium-ion cells using lithium electrodes instead of liquid chemicals to create the longer lasting battery. The new technology could be used for everything from smartphones to electric cars or even drones.
Dyson has invested $15mn in Sakti3, a company that is promising to double the battery life of smartphones, and has entered into a joint development agreement to help bring the batteries to market. Sakti3 has developed a “solid-state battery” that is claims will far surpass the performance of today’s lithium-ion cells using lithium electrodes instead of liquid chemicals to create the longer lasting battery. The company claims it can store more than 1,000 watts hours per litre using compared to the 620 watt hours per litre yielded by today’s batteries, and it is also thought that the technology can be used to make more lightweight batteries for electric cars.