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Smoltek’s IR blog
Welcome to the Smoltek blog! Here, we write for shareholders and prospective investors. We expand on technical and financial news, providing background information and clarifying what makes it noteworthy and how it affects our business.
The tone is informal and sometimes playful. That’s intentional. Our aim is to make it easy and enjoyable for you to understand our technology and business. We believe that the most valuable shareholders and investors are those who understand our operations and believe in what we do. This is a lot to ask, given how technically and commercially advanced our work is. But we have faith in you.
On the Curse of Knowledge and the need for a glossary
October 31, 2023
Smolek has created a glossary of terms and abbreviations that may appear in the company’s communication. Although everyone who writes for Smoltek does their best to explain in layman’s words, technical terms inevitably creep into the text and make it difficult to read. This is due to a cognitive bias known as the Curse of Knowledge. This is the subject of this column, published on the spookiest day of them all – Halloween.
Q&A about capacitors and electrolyzers
October 20, 2023
Håkan Persson, CEO of Smoltek, talked at the one-day conference Aktiedagen Lund organized by Aktiespararna (the Swedish Shareholders’ Association). His presentation offered some news and insights that are worth exploring further. So, let’s follow up with some questions for Håkan.
The machine
October 12, 2023
In March 2022, we told the world we had ordered a machine. In October 2023, we announced that it is ready for delivery. But what kind of machine is it? What does it do? Why has it taken so long? Where will it be located? How will it be used? You will find the answers here.
High-volume production of capacitors
October 12, 2023
Smoltek has produced a quarter million capacitors (without carbon nanofiber) and has begun producing a new batch (with carbon nanofiber). This is huge because it shows that our high-volume manufacturing process works. It is intended to be used to produce engineering samples. You could read about this in a press release. In this article, we unpack what this means.
Smoltek—from carbon nanofibers to mind-controlled robotic prostheses
November 6, 2021
Smoltek holds unique world patents for technologies that make material engineering on an atomic level possible. Smoltek has solutions that allow continued miniaturization and increased performance of semiconductors, contribute to carbon-free steel production and renewable energy storage, and enable mind control of robotic prostheses. This is a story of how Smoltek came to be.
Breaking barriers: The future
January 22, 2018
This is the third and last article in a series of three in which Smoltek founder and strategic advisor Shafiq Kabir share his personal thoughts on nanotechnology opportunities. In the previous two articles, he has addressed both the hype and the reality of carbon nanotechnology. In this last article, he looks into the future. He discusses how carbon nanotechnology will unleash the power of the internet of everything.
Breaking barriers: The reality
December 13, 2017
This is the second article in a series of three in which Smoltek founder and strategic advisor Shafiq Kabir share his personal thoughts on nanotechnology opportunities. In the last article, he addressed the hype surrounding carbon nanotechnology. In this one, he takes you into the reality of the nanotechnology entrepreneur. He tells you about real challenges that await breakthroughs that carbon nanotechnology can help within the near future.
Breaking barriers: The hype
November 27, 2017
This is the first article in a series of three in which Smoltek founder and strategic advisor Shafiq Kabir share his personal thoughts on nanotechnology opportunities. This introductory article addresses the hype surrounding nanotechnology in general and carbon nanotechnology in particular.