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January 16, 2007
Paper batteries
A recent article in Time magazine about a company called Enfucell got me thinking about some of the hot new technology opportunities on the horizon for converters. Printed electronics and RFID represent two of those areas, and both are important in the vision of Enfucell. The company's product is a thin, paper-based battery that is extremely inexpensive and, at least in the short term, holds a lot of promise for applications such as RFID. Using coating technology to apply zinc on one side and manganese dioxide on the other, the company creates the product it calls SoftBattery. Enfucell notes that RFID tags, which do not draw constant power and lend themselves to the battery's thinness, are the perfect fit for such a power source. These are just the kinds of developments that will keep the converting industry strong moving forward.
- Keith Hevenor
Editorial/Conference Director
CMM International
Posted by khevenor at January 16, 2007 04:31 AM
