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Browse to find the right Dyson Vaccuum, Fan or Heater you need from our entire collection below. Dyson Air Purifier FiltersDyson Air PurifiersDyson Fans & Space HeatersDyson Humidifiers Dyson Canister VacuumsDyson Handheld & Stick VacuumsDyson Upright Vacuums Click here to view Abt’s product listing for Dyson.James Dyson with digital motors [image: Dyson]Enlarge PhotoDyson, the U.K. company famous for its bagless vacuum cleaners, has acquired solid-state battery company Sakti3 in a deal worth $90 million. The news comes just seven months after Dyson announced a $15 million investment in the company, a spin-out from the University of Michigan. Sakti3 represented one of the first investments to emerge from the $2.3 billion fund Dyson set aside last year to plow into so-called “future technologies.” DON'T MISS: Sakti3 Claims Solid-State Battery Breakthrough For Electric Cars (Aug 2014) Sakti3’s technology is still in development mode, and it could be a few years before we see the fruits of its labor out in the wild.

Ann Marie Sastry, CEO of startup lithium-ion cell maker Sakti3Enlarge Photo However, Dyson previously revealed it will be the first firm to take its battery technology to market, and with today’s news, it’s going all-in with the company and its technology. “If we are to continue to create new and disruptive technology we must develop more advanced core technologies,” said Dyson founder James Dyson. “We have invested nearly $310 million into the research and development of the Dyson digital motor, a technology that now powers our most successful machines." "We will do the same with batteries," he continued. "Sakti3 has developed a breakthrough in battery technology, and together we will make this technology a reality.” Solid state is perhaps better known from the storage realm, notably USB flash drives, and it effectively means faster, more reliable storage devices that contain no mechanical parts. Sakti3’s solid-state batteries are still based on lithium, similar to the batteries you find in your phone, except they contain solid lithium electrodes rather than flammable liquid.

This means they have a higher energy density — more power in less space. ALSO SEE: Hard Realities Of Battery Research: Promising Electrode Hasn't Panned Out (Jul 2014) So how does this tie in with Dyson, exactly? Well, the company already uses batteries in some of its contraptions, including its cordless vacuum cleaners. Dyson DC31 Handheld VacuumEnlarge Photo With Sakti3 now under its wing, it will “supercharge research and development into the new battery platform, to engineer breakthroughs in performance for future Dyson technologies.” This article, written by Paul Sawers, was originally published on VentureBeat, an editorial partner of GreenCarReports. Follow GreenCarReports on Facebook and Twitter.Dyson may be more famous for vacuum cleaners, hand dryers, and bladeless fans, but the British electronics giant is spreading its wings with the news that it’s investing $15 million in Michigan-based solid-state battery company Sakti3. Existing investors General Motors, Khosla Ventures, Beringea, and Itochu are also participating, taking the full value of the round to $20 million.

A spinoff from the University of Michigan, Sakti3 has now garnered $50 million in funding to date, having taken on a little over $11 million over two rounds back in 2010, in addition to a $2 million Series A in 2009, a previously unannounced $14 million Series B-1 in 2012, and a $3 million grant. For Dyson, this deal represents one of the first investments to emerge from the $2.3 billion fund it set aside last year to plow into so-called “future technologies,” as it looks to bring 100 machines in four new portfolios to market in the next four years. The deal makes a lot of sense, and digging a little deeper into the details of the funding reveals that a development agreement is also in place to help commercialize Sakti3’s batteries. In other words, Dyson wants to use Sakti3’s technology in future machines. “Sakti3 has achieved leaps in performance which current battery technology simply can’t,” explains James Dyson, founder and chief engineer at Dyson, in a press release.

“It’s these fundamental technologies – batteries, motors – that allow machines to work properly.” This is similar to General Motors’ previous investments in Sakti3, with the long-term plan very much to introduce solid-state batteries into its cars. Given Sakti3’s still in development mode, however, it could be a few years before we see the fruits of its labor out in the wild — Dyson will be the first company to take the battery technology to market, however. “It was quite an honor for us to be approached by Dyson, precisely because they wanted what we did – much, much better batteries,” says Ann Marie Sastry, founder and CEO of Sakti3. “The truth is, there is a great deal of knowledge and passion on both sides, and Dyson’s engineering team has the capability and the track record to scale up new ideas and make them a commercial reality.” “Solid state” is perhaps better known from the storage realm, with the likes of USB flash drives using the technology to create faster, more reliable storage devices — they contain no mechanical or moving parts.

Solid-state batteries, on the other hand, are still lithium-ion (li-ion) based (like traditional batteries) but contain solid lithium electrodes rather than flammable liquid. This allows them to retain more energy, and Sakti3 claims to offer the highest energy density to date. In other words, more power can be squeezed into a smaller space. Dyson already uses li-ion batteries in some of its contraptions, including its cordless vacuum cleaners. Now, it wants to help innovate on the batteries themselves, which could have ramifications for the portability of its products, as well as improving charge times and capacity. There has been a flurry of activity in the battery space in recent times, and it’s an area that could offer significant rewards for whoever can crack the nut and pack the biggest punch into as small a space as possible. A few months back, Samsung led a $17 million investment round into Seeo to help build better batteries for electric cars, and shortly after acquired the battery business from Canadian company Magna International.