Lithium-ion batteries have served us well, powering much of the modern world.
This push is driving scientists to conjure up new battery chemistries or refine old ones.
Naturally, it is also spawning a new generation ofstartupslooking to scale the next, best battery.
One of those is Molyon.
Today, the startup secured $4.6mn to kickstart manufacturing at its first pilot facility.
They could help technologies like electric vehicles, drones, and planes become far more efficient.
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MoS2 remains stable and provides high energy density over hundreds of cycles potentially revolutionising the Li-S battery field.
The pair met whilst studying under the third co-founder Professor Manish Chhowalla.
A fourth co-founder, Dr Sai Shivareddy (co-founder ofNyobolt) is a commercial advisor to the company.
Fuelled by fresh funding, Molyon will expand its team and work on its pilot facility.
After that, the company plans to scale to electric cars, trucks, and planes.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
