[NSRCA-discussion] Lithium batteries news

[Scott McHarg]

Now it all makes sense Peter. 😀

On Mar 8, 2017 16:55, "Peter Vogel" <vogel.peter at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is THE University of Texas at Austin (My Alma-mater) that developed
> this tech and owns the rights.  They are in licensing talks with multiple
> companies.  I do not doubt that it will trickle down to us eventually
> unless materials are limited.
>
> Peter+
>
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 8:11 AM, Scott McHarg via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
>> I make a motion that Mark Atwood pony up and get the licensing of this
>> technology handled.  We're all behind you.  If TU (a Texas University not
>> THE University of Texas) has the patent, it won't be cheap!
>>
>> For information on licensing this technology, or additional technology
>> information, contact: Betsy Merrick <bmerrick at otc.utexas.edu>, Office of
>> Technology Commercialization, (512) 232-7699.
>>
>> *Scott A. McHarg*
>> VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S. Research Pilot
>> Texas A&M University
>> PPL - ASEL
>> Remote Pilot Certified Under FAA Part 107
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion <
>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe,
>>>
>>> But if this is indeed true, you won’t be buying a 5s5000, but rather a
>>> 5s15000
>>>
>>> I’d pay $140 for that :)
>>>
>>> But again, the article states overtly that the core materials used are
>>> more common substituting Sodium for Lithium.  So once the product becomes
>>> commoditized, you would expect the costs to actually be lower than todays
>>> batteries.
>>>
>>>
>>> *MARK **ATWOOD*
>>> o.  (440) 229-2502
>>> c.  (216) 316-2489
>>> e.  atwoodm at paragon-inc.com
>>>
>>> *Paragon Consulting, Inc.*
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>>>
>>> <http://www.paragon-inc.com/>
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>>>
>>> On Mar 8, 2017, at 10:46 AM, Matthew Finley <rcfin02 at msn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Probably will be around $140 bucks for a single 5s 5000 pack.... I'm
>>> guessing
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Matthew E Finley
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>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: "Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
>>> org>
>>> Date: 3/8/17 10:34 AM (GMT-05:00)
>>> To: Tom Stennis <tomstennis at gmail.com>, General pattern discussion <
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Lithium batteries news
>>>
>>> The article specifically mentions and 3X improvement in energy density,
>>> so that bodes extremely well for weight.  This almost feels too good to be
>>> true, but this group has led the path from the onset in battery technology,
>>> so there should certainly be optimism.  Just wonder what the time to market
>>> reality would be.
>>>
>>>
>>> *MARK **ATWOOD*
>>> o.  (440) 229-2502
>>> c.  (216) 316-2489
>>> e.  atwoodm at paragon-inc.com
>>>
>>> *Paragon Consulting, Inc.*
>>> 5900 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 205, Cleveland Ohio, 44124
>>> www.paragon-inc.com
>>>
>>> <http://www.paragon-inc.com/>
>>> *Powering The Digital Experience*
>>>
>>> On Mar 8, 2017, at 10:19 AM, Tom Stennis via NSRCA-discussion <
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sounds good I wonder how the weight compares with the Lipo we now use
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Mar 7, 2017, at 9:43 PM, Vicente Bortone via NSRCA-discussion <
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Good news continues to come for those of us who use LiPo batteries.
>>>
>>> A team from the University of Texas, led by 94-year-old John Goodenough
>>> has developed what is being called an "all-solid-state"
>>> <http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/EE/C6EE02888H#!divAbstract>
>>>  lithium-ion battery cell. Batteries constructed using the new
>>> technology are noncombustible, have a long cycle life, and boast much
>>> faster rates of charge and discharge.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://news.utexas.edu/2017/02/28/goodenough-introduces-new
>>> -battery-technology
>>> --
>>> Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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