Prof. Fei-Yi Hung and Prof. Truan-Sheng Lui from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, have been working on the innovation of all-solid-state batteries for more than ten years and recently reached out to the industry to speed up battery commercialization.
The NCKU research team achieved the research breakthrough by applying the 3D printing technology in the development of magnesium battery.
Kang Na Hsiung (KNH) Enterprise Co., Ltd, a Taiwan-based leading manufacturer of specialty and technical nonwoven, signed a cooperative agreement with NCKU to invest in the research and development of all-solid-state batteries.
Mr. J. C.Tai, the owner of KNH, led a delegation to visit NCKU, getting to know more about the university and the research team.
NCKU President Huey-Jen Jenny Su extended her warm welcome to Mr. Tai and the delegation saying that this is wonderful news for the department of materials science and more cooperation is foreseen as soon as the alliance is formed.
Tai said that he was very impressed by the research done by the professors of materials science in NCKU.
According to Tai, KNH has been dedicated to improving the quality of life and to protecting the environment for the last four decades.
Extended from the nonwoven platform, KNH have been successfully adapted the experience in other converting and finished goods fields, Tai added.
Prof. Hung noted that this all-solid-state battery technology can be used not only for large-scale battery manufacturing but for producing micro-batteries.
Also, comparing to lead-acid batteries or lithium batteries, this all-solid-state battery is more environmentally friendly and safe, according to Prof. Hung.