Who: StoreDot.
What: Biocompatible nanodots that can charge a smartphone battery in 30 seconds. The company says that unlike other nanodot and quantum-dot technologies that are heavy metal based, their nanodots are made from bio-organic raw materials that are environmentally-friendly. They are also cheap to manufacture. Self- discharge characteristics are similar to those of lithium-ion cells and, for its first prototype, the company targeted the approximate capacity of a smartphone battery (around 2,000 mAh).
Where: Batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles.
When: StoreDot’s battery is currently larger than a smartphone battery but the capacity is smaller. The company states that it is working on the capacity issue and hopes to reach its goal of matching conventional batteries within a year. StoreDot is in the process of submitting patents for the technology, and mass production of the smartphone batteries is planned for late 2016.
