Who: Associate Professor Chen Xiaodong, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore).
What: TiO2 nanotubes lithium-ion battery that can be recharged up to 70 per cent in 2 minutes. The traditional graphite used for the anode was replaced with a new gel material made from titanium dioxide nanotubes. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201402000/abstract
Where: Electric vehicles.
When: Applying for a Proof-of-Concept grant to build a large-scale battery prototype. The technology is currently being licensed to a company and Prof Chen expects that the new generation of fast-charging batteries will hit the market in two years’ time.
