lithium-ion batteries
6K Lands $82M for Batteries and 3D Printing Powders in Series E Round
6K, the Massachusetts-based parent company of 6K Energy and 6K Additive, has secured $82 million in the opening of its Series E round, with the round planned to close out…
GM Leads $39M Series B for 3D Printed Battery Startup Addionics
GM Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Detroit auto giant, has co-led a $39 million Series B round into Addionics, an Israel- and UK-based company that makes 3D current…
UTEP Joins NASA Project to 3D Print Batteries in Space with Lunar Regolith
Hot on the heels of previous federal grants to develop space technologies, like mining water on the Moon, the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has joined a project…
First 3D Printing SPAC Deal of 2023: Sakuu Ready to Go Public with Battery 3D Printing
Sakuu, a California-based 3D printed battery cell manufacturer, is slated to go public via a merger with Plum Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ: PLMI), a blank check company led by former…
Battery 3D Printing Startup Sakuu Secures Japanese Spark Plug Leader for Ceramic Materials
As Bay Area startup Sakuu continues toward commercialization of its solid state battery (SSB) 3D printing technology, the company has secured a partnership with NGK Spark Plugs (TYO: 5334), a…
Sakuu Opens Battery 3D Printing Facility in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley startup Sakuu is using some of the funds from its total $62 million raised to open a new facility for its battery 3D printing platform. The multi-million-dollar site…
6K Raises $102M in Series D Round Led by Koch Strategic Platforms
6K has just announced that it has closed the first tranche of its Series D round of financing, for $102 million. In all, the company expects to raise a total…
Solid State Battery Plant to Be Built by 3D Printing Startup Sakuú
Sakuú Corporation is making rapid progress in its goal of scaling up its additive manufacturing (AM) technology to enable mass production of solid-state batteries (SSBs). After showing off its first…
Battery 3D Printing Firm Considers Publicly Traded U.S. Branch
Blackstone Resources AG (SWX: BLS) has announced that it is exploring the possibility of opening a U.S. branch that would be publicly traded. The firm, which is currently traded on…
3D Printed Batteries: Powering Our Future?
3D printed batteries have been an area of interest for us in the 3D printing industry for a number of years now. Not often discussed, it is something that is…
3D Printed Solid State Lithium Batteries: Safer, Less Expensive, Higher Energy Density
There’s nothing worse on Christmas morning than when your kid opens a present to find a shiny, noisy, lights-blinking toy with the words “BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED” stamped across the front…
Researchers Tailor Graphene Content in Bespoke Filament for 3D Printed Porous Anodes in Batteries
Long-lasting, rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have a high energy density and low self-discharge, and are finding their way into aerospace and military applications, among others. As the demand for energy…
3D Printing Used to Create Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
You’ve likely needed to use lithium-ion batteries for at least one device at some point. They can be a pain to replace when they run out of juice, and though…
3D Printed Smart Braces with Flexible Batteries and LEDs Can Improve Efficiency of Orthodontic Alignment
Every time I come across a picture of myself from the tender ages of 14 to 16, I cringe a little – not because of my questionable fashion choices, but…