NASA’s Glenn Research Center Partners with Fuentek to License Technology to Enhance Lithium Ion Batteries
New Advanced Copolymer Gel Electrolyte Enhances Performance and Safety of Lithium Ion Batteries
Apex, NC, June 17, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com), a technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services, has announced that NASA’s Glenn Research Center has asked Fuentek to seek companies to license an advanced copolymer gel electrolyte that enhances the performance and safety of lithium ion batteries.
This electrolyte technology would enhance the performance of rechargeable lithium polymer batteries and would be safer than existing batteries because there are no volatile or flammable components. The new technology could be used in: wafer-thin geometries such as batteries for "smart cards," portable electronics such as cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, digital music devices, wireless controllers, battery-powered robots, lightweight radio-controlled cars and aircraft, grid power storage (for example, storing solar power during the day for use at night), and electric vehicles.
The technology enables a safer, highly flexible, and environmentally friendly fabrication method for producing batteries with high ionic conductivity, high cycling stability, mechanical strength and potentially increased cycle life.
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“Advancements in technology, like NASA’s gel electrolyte, are imperative to advancing the search for effective alternative energy sources,” said Dr. Nannette Stangle-Castor, senior technology transfer consultant at Fuentek, LLC. “This electrolyte technology will allow companies to produce safer, more powerful batteries for just about everything, from remote controlled cars to extending the capabilities of solar power through grid power storage.”
“This is exactly the kind of technology transfer that I discussed Monday with members of the President’s Jobs Council,” said Ms. Schoppe. “Innovations like this one have the potential to boost economic development and create jobs. We’re working to make that happen.”
New Media Content:
Fuentek Blog on NASA Copolymer Gel Electrolyte
http://bit.ly/mzAvUa
Fuentek Blog:
http://blog.fuentek.com
Fuentek Twitter Page:
http://www.twitter.com/fuentek
Details:
For scientific details on the copolymer gel electrolyte including published research, visit http://bit.ly/jVZ64G
About Fuentek, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services. With a specialization in technology commercialization and the Symbiotic Innovation approach to open innovation, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products. Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm is one of the largest NASA contractors in North Carolina and has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need through licensing as well as collaborative research and development (R&D) partnerships. Led by President Laura A. Schoppe, a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Triangle Business Journal Women In Business award, Fuentek also offers training workshops, guidebooks, white papers, and websites to help clients and other tech transfer professionals improve effectiveness in managing their intellectual property. Recognized as a top women- and minority-owned small business in North Carolina for the past five consecutive years, Fuentek has been featured on National Public Radio and in the book The New Small: How a New Breed of Small Businesses is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, including an entrepreneurial Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please call (919) 249-0327 or visit Fuentek’s website at http://www.fuentek.com.
Erin Smith
MMI Public Relations
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erin@mmipublicrelations.com
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http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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This electrolyte technology would enhance the performance of rechargeable lithium polymer batteries and would be safer than existing batteries because there are no volatile or flammable components. The new technology could be used in: wafer-thin geometries such as batteries for "smart cards," portable electronics such as cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, digital music devices, wireless controllers, battery-powered robots, lightweight radio-controlled cars and aircraft, grid power storage (for example, storing solar power during the day for use at night), and electric vehicles.
The technology enables a safer, highly flexible, and environmentally friendly fabrication method for producing batteries with high ionic conductivity, high cycling stability, mechanical strength and potentially increased cycle life.
Quote:
“Advancements in technology, like NASA’s gel electrolyte, are imperative to advancing the search for effective alternative energy sources,” said Dr. Nannette Stangle-Castor, senior technology transfer consultant at Fuentek, LLC. “This electrolyte technology will allow companies to produce safer, more powerful batteries for just about everything, from remote controlled cars to extending the capabilities of solar power through grid power storage.”
“This is exactly the kind of technology transfer that I discussed Monday with members of the President’s Jobs Council,” said Ms. Schoppe. “Innovations like this one have the potential to boost economic development and create jobs. We’re working to make that happen.”
New Media Content:
Fuentek Blog on NASA Copolymer Gel Electrolyte
http://bit.ly/mzAvUa
Fuentek Blog:
http://blog.fuentek.com
Fuentek Twitter Page:
http://www.twitter.com/fuentek
Details:
For scientific details on the copolymer gel electrolyte including published research, visit http://bit.ly/jVZ64G
About Fuentek, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services. With a specialization in technology commercialization and the Symbiotic Innovation approach to open innovation, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products. Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm is one of the largest NASA contractors in North Carolina and has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need through licensing as well as collaborative research and development (R&D) partnerships. Led by President Laura A. Schoppe, a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Triangle Business Journal Women In Business award, Fuentek also offers training workshops, guidebooks, white papers, and websites to help clients and other tech transfer professionals improve effectiveness in managing their intellectual property. Recognized as a top women- and minority-owned small business in North Carolina for the past five consecutive years, Fuentek has been featured on National Public Radio and in the book The New Small: How a New Breed of Small Businesses is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, including an entrepreneurial Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please call (919) 249-0327 or visit Fuentek’s website at http://www.fuentek.com.
Erin Smith
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
erin@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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