Prieto Battery - a small company of Fort Collins, which employs nine people, led by Professor Amy Preto - has developed a new type of battery that surpass the traditional lithium-ion solutions on many key parameters.
The battery is based on a foam on which electrolytic copper antimonide suffered, playing the role of the anode. The foam is filled with a liquid suspension, after drying, forms the cathode. By using a foam greatly increases the electrode area, which in turn increases power consumption of the battery. In addition, a battery is cheaper to produce, several times faster charging and less exposed to the risk of spontaneous combustion.
Work on batteries is carried out for several years, and it became known this week, Prieto Battery received an investment from the fund Intel Capital, needed to start commercial production. It is expected that the technology will hit the market by the end of next year, with Prieto batteries can be widely used - from wearable electronics to the solar panels.