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- Strategic Elements (SOR) reports multiple “battery breakthroughs” from its Energy Ink battery technology, noting a 225 per cent increase in power output
- Strategic Elements says on top of the improved output from its latest testing, its tech has now demonstrated an “ultra-stable” output voltage
- SOR’s next phase of testing will be to optimise the ink and printing capability of cell structures and successfully print batteries into alternative shapes and patterns
- The Energy Ink tech is designed to create energy from moisture in the air or on the skin surface by absorbing water molecules into a layer of nano-engineered ink
- SOR shares are up 9.52 per cent and trading at 11.5 cents at 1:51 pm AEDT
Strategic Elements (SOR) has reported multiple “battery breakthroughs” from tests of its Energy Ink battery technology, noting a 225 per cent increase in power output.
On top of the improved output, SOR said for the first time, it was able to demonstrate “ultra-stable” output voltage from the tech — a “critical” element required for batteries to power many electrical devices.
Strategic Elements said it was unusual for new battery tech to demonstrate such a stable output of voltage in such an early stage of its development.
The Energy Ink tech is designed to create energy from moisture in the air or on the skin surface by absorbing water molecules into a layer of nano-engineered ink.
The SOR energy developments are targeted towards the rapidly growing US$10 billion ($15 billion) electronic skin patch market. SOR said its latest tests showed the Energy Ink tech could supply energy at twice the rate consumed by a leading continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) skin patch over seven days.
The company said that despite the “revolutionary” method of generating energy, its successful engineering enabled a basic power management circuit that used off-the-shelf integrated circuits.
Testwork, however, is still in the early development phase, with fundamental aspects such as maximum power output, duration and energy density remaining unknown.
SOR’s next phase of work in the Electronic Skin Patch market is to optimise the ink and printing capability of the cell structure and successfully print batteries into alternative shapes and patterns.
The team will also fabricate smaller cell sizes and integrate them with a more customised
power management module.
This will test the lower limit in cell size for electronic skin patches, with results expected in the second quarter of 2023.
SOR shares were up 9.52 per cent and trading at 11.5 cents at 1:51 pm AEDT.
