City Labs, Inc., the pioneering innovator of long-life (20+ years) NanoTritium™ betavoltaic power sources for microelectronics …
Fueled by the success of a durable, long-lasting battery that landed it a million-dollar military contract …
State-of-the-art conventional chemical battery technology can provide long-term power to devices for only a few years at best and primarily in optimal environments. Environmental factors including temperature, humidity, altitude, ocean depths, high amplitude vibration and extended (decadal) time periods continue to bestow adverse affects upon battery performance.
I remember the first time I played with a solar cell as a child experimenter. I used a flashlight, solar cell, and another flashlight bulb to create a weakly lit filament.
Current chemical batteries have a number of limitations, including their short lifespan and the limited range of temperatures and pressures at which they can function. Peter Cabauy of City Labs Inc. in Homestead, FL, discovered these limitations when he and his cofounders looked into starting a new technology company in south Florida.
In November, City Labs, which makes tiny batteries that can last more than 20 years, signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory worth nearly $1 million. The company’s NanoTritium battery, which hit the market in 2008, is powered by proprietary technology and the radioactive hydrogen isotope Tritium (currently used to illuminate exit signs). City Labs was formed by two Miami entrepreneurs in 2005 and last November moved into Homestead’s Carrie P. Meek Business Center incubator. It also completed its first round of fundraising, with an investment led by Alex Aguila, co-founder of specialty computer maker Alienware. In January, the company became the first in the industry to receive a license to manufacture, sell and distribute betavoltaic batteries like its NanoTritium.
A technology incubator at Florida International University has given birth to a homegrown company that’s recently landed a million-dollar contract to provide long-lasting, heat- and cold-resistant batteries to the military.
City Labs, a South Florida start-up manufacturer of long-life NanoTritium batteries for microelectronics, has added another pioneering milestone to its list of achievements: City Labs is the first company in the betavoltaic battery industry to be granted a Product Regulatory General License to manufacture, sell, and distribute betavoltaic batteries. NanoTritium batteries are the first betavoltaic Tritium batteries to achieve such a classification.
City Labs, Inc., the pioneering innovator of long-life (20+ years) NanoTritium™ batteries for microelectronics …
Larry Olsen has been named director of research at City Labs, a maker of batteries for microelectronics in Homestead.
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