Noble Fund researchers further an approach for energy storage based on abundant, nontoxic zinc

Project Researchers: Richard Kaner; Yuzhang Li

A team led by CNSI member Richard Kaner, the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Professor of Materials Innovation and distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry and of materials science and engineering, is furthering an approach for energy storage based on abundant, nontoxic zinc rather than lithium. The team’s goal is to create technology for grid-level batteries that store energy from sustainable but intermittent sources such as the sun and wind.

The research project was made possible by a generous gift from the Noble Innovation Fund, which was established with a $10 million philanthropic commitment to the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, supports basic and translational research involving interactions on the nanoscale — measured in billionths of a meter. Funding is earmarked for projects with substantial promise for commercialization and societal impact. The goal is to create a model for academic research and entrepreneurship that enables strategic investment to seed discoveries that have the potential to be translated for the public good

For more information about the projects within the fund please visit:
https://cnsi.ucla.edu/noble-fund/

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