The Nanotech Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), part of the University of Southampton, is set to receive £3.3m ($5.11m) to develop nanotechnology research facilities.
The grant, which was awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, will be used to develop ‘trial run’ amounts of solid-state batteries and other energy storage devices in order to address the lack of support between prototype and full commercialisation.
Professor Brian Hayden, co-founder of Southampton spin-out Ilika, will manage the grant. The 2004 spin-out,…
