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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Nanotech Energy Inc. (https://nanotechenergy.com/ ) ("Nanotech Energy" or the

"Company"), leading manufacturer of graphene, announces that beginning in the

first quarter of 2021, the company will mass produce non-flammable, efficient

and fast-charging lithium-ion 18650 Batteries. These cell-type batteries are

used in devices including, but not limited to, laptop computers, cordless power

tools, safer electric vehicles, telecommunications, aerospace and military

applications. The Company has begun taking pre-orders.

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Nanotech has perfected a high-performance graphene-powered battery that can

withstand the volume changes of the battery electrodes during charge and

discharge, greatly reducing the chances of an internal short circuit, which

leads to a safe and more powerful battery. Furthermore, graphene batteries can

reduce cost and weight with less robust safety housing and BMS systems.

Currently, most batteries that industries commonly use are produced with

lithium-ion, which is universally recognized as a dangerous and hazardous

material. In devices and products with built-in lithium batteries, such as

cellular phones and laptops, pressure from parts surrounding the lithium

batteries can cause damage to the wires around the batteries and lead to short

circuiting. When lithium-ion batteries get shorted, the energy from the battery

gets released suddenly, causing the temperature to rise hundreds of degrees

within milliseconds - resulting in the battery catching fire. Similarly, there

are thousands of lithium batteries that comprise the electric vehicle's battery

pack. If all of these batteries ignite at the same time - something that has

happened - the explosion is massive.  

Dr. Jack Kavanaugh (https://nanotechenergy.com/team/jack-kavanaugh/ ), chairman

and CEO of Nanotech Energy Inc., stated: "Most industries and end-users are

confined to the technology of lithium-ion batteries, yet that technology is

documented to be highly combustible and flammable. You have advanced and

successful industries relying on a dangerous yet vital technology for decades.

Nanotech Energy now offers a path toward a safe and more powerful battery

technology - a game changer for manufacturers and consumers."

Dr. Maher El-Kady (https://nanotechenergy.com/team/maher-el-kady/ ), co-founder

and Chief Technology Officer of Nanotech Energy commented: "We perfected the

battery by utilizing the extraordinary electronic and mechanical properties of

graphene to increase the battery capacity. To further increase the safety of a

lithium ion battery, we took a step further by designing a non-flammable

electrolyte that can withstand operation at high temperatures without catching

fire."

Dr. Richard Kaner (https://nanotechenergy.com/team/richard-kaner/ ), Nanotech

co-founder and UCLA professor of Chemistry and of Materials Science and

Engineering added: "Graphene is one of the strongest known materials - 200

times stronger than steel, is completely flexible, 97% transparent, and an

excellent conductor of electricity and heat - thus preventing the battery from

overheating."

For years the graphene industry has worked to improve the material produced so

that it is optimal for most applications. Reports indicate that the properties

of graphene are sensitive to the number of layers in the product, defects and

contaminants. Considering structural features, the graphene family can be

classified into three main categories: monolayer graphene, few to multi-layer

graphene (2-10 layers) and graphite microplatelets (>10 layers). Although

several graphene and graphene oxide products are currently available in the

market, the majority of products are technically micro-platelets. With more

than 90% of its content monolayers, Nanotech products are expected to open new

markets for graphene.

Nanotech Energy owns the world's first graphene patent, U.S. Patent #6,872,330

filed in May 2002 by Dr. Richard Kaner, two years prior to the notable graphene

work of Nobel laureates Geim and Novoselov.

To pre-order Nanotech's graphene powered 18650 batteries, please contact:

Hiroshi Kuroyanagi at hkuroyanagi@nanotechenergy.com; or Tomoko Moriyama at

tmoriyama@nanotechenergy.com.

For more information about Nanotech Energy and graphene, visit

https://nanotechenergy.com/.

About Nanotech Energy Inc.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Nanotech Energy Inc. was founded in 2014 by Jack

Kavanaugh, who serves as the chairman and CEO, along with leading UCLA

scientists Dr. Richard Kaner and Dr. Maher El-Kady. With its mission to bring

graphene discoveries from the research laboratory to the marketplace, Nanotech

Energy offers graphene products that have the potential to revolutionize our

lives with applications in batteries, transparent conducting electrodes,

conductive inks, printed electronics, conductive epoxy, antistatic coatings and

EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding. For more information about

Nanotech Energy, visit the Company's website at https://nanotechenergy.com/.

SOURCE:  Nanotech Energy Inc.

CONTACT: Bobbie Wasserman

         Nanotech Energy

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