Feb 2017 http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/web/2017/

Feb 2017
http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/web/2017/02/so...eries.html
Mar 2017 Li-ion king Goodenough creates battery he says really is... good enough
Goodenough, 94, and his merry band at the University of Texas have developed a solid-state battery that has three times the energy storage of a similarly sized li-ion power pack, can handle more charging cycles, will recharge much more quickly than conventional batteries, and won't burst into flames if damaged.
1,200 recharges without loss of performance.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/03/repl...n_battery/

Mar 2017 Making sodium-ion batteries that last
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/...-last.html
.....China funding

Apr 2017
With the benefits of rechargeability, the 3-D Zn sponge is ready to be deployed within the entire family of Zn-based alkaline batteries across the civilian and military sectors. "We can now offer an energy-relevant alternative, from drop-in replacements for lithium-ion to new opportunities in portable and wearable power, and manned and unmanned electric vehicles," said Dr. Long
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04...144252.htm
....NRL

May 2017 Sodium, magnesium to replace lithium in batteries
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05...084530.htm
....Swiss



Maria Helena Braga
Braga began developing solid-glass electrolytes with colleagues while she was at the University of Porto in Portugal.

Braga said that Goodenough brought an understanding of the composition and properties of the solid-glass electrolytes that resulted in a new version of the electrolytes that is now patented through the UT Austin Office of Technology Commercialization.

This research is supported by UT Austin, but there are no grants associated with this work. The UT Austin Office of Technology Commercialization is actively negotiating license agreements with multiple companies engaged in a variety of battery-related industry segments.
https://news.utexas.edu/2017/02/28/goodenough...technology



.....It does appear several are trying to replace Li-ion batteries, (really motivated, given recent fires from iphones).
The sodium-ion solution by J. B. Goodenough group makes me wonder if that's what the recent promotion was based on (wrt
small penny stock company set to replace Telsa).

Still a question for me as to what breaks out when for QMC.

.....waiting on nx sh update letter and browsing