Energy & Science
A Bid to Boost Battery Power Hits Market After Decade of Trying
- Sila’s silicon anode material now featured in Whoop wearables
- Change can boost batteries’ energy density 20%, company says
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Next-generation battery company Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. finally has a product that consumers can take home -- after 10 years of trying.
Sila’s technology now helps power a health and fitness-tracking wearable device from Whoop Inc., the companies announced Wednesday. It marks the first time since Sila’s founding in 2011 that the firm’s technology has been included in a mass-produced device.