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# Technology

Smoltek joins MAXBATT for scal­ing bat­tery production

# Smoltek joins MAXBATT – a national industry consortium led by Chalmers University of Technology, where leading players such as Scania, AB Volvo and Volvo Cars are collaborating to develop the battery production of the future. For Smoltek, the membership represents a strategically important validation of the company’s nanotechnology.

![CNFs on a glowing substrate web](https://www.smoltek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cnfs-on-a-glowing-substrate-web.webp)

Smoltek devel­ops appli­ca­tions based on nan­otech­nol­o­gy to solve advanced mate­ri­als engi­neer­ing chal­lenges. Our patent-pro­tect­ed car­bon nan­otech­nol­o­gy rad­i­cal­ly increas­es the avail­able sur­face for chem­i­cal and elec­tri­cal process­es, enabling more com­pact, ener­gy-effi­cient, pow­er­ful and cost-effi­cient prod­ucts. Grow­ing nanos­truc­tures direct­ly on a sur­face can increase the con­tact area tens of thou­sands of times. 

## [](https://www.smoltek.com#the-main-benefits-of-our-carbon-nanotechnology)The main benefits of our carbon nanotechnology

Smoltek can grow extreme­ly thin car­bon nanofibers in var­i­ous three-dimen­sion­al struc­tures that mul­ti­ply the address­able sur­face that can be coat­ed with dif­fer­ent mate­ri­als. By doing so, we enable the man­u­fac­tur­ing of mate­ri­als and com­po­nents that make appli­ca­tions such as prod­ucts, com­po­nents and devices bet­ter – much thin­ner, more pow­er­ful, more ener­gy-effi­cient and/​or a lot cheap­er to produce. 

- Reduce size
- Save ener­gy
- Increase pow­er
- Min­i­mize costs

## [](https://www.smoltek.com#all-the-way-from-science-to-productization)All the way – from science to productization

Smoltek has a patent-pro­tect­ed nan­otech­nol­o­gy plat­form that can solve advanced mate­r­i­al engi­neer­ing prob­lems in many indus­try sec­tors, start­ing with [semi­con­duc­tors](https://www.smoltek.com/smoltek-semi/) and [hydro­gen](https://www.smoltek.com/smoltek-hydrogen/). We com­bine research and devel­op­ment with scale-up activ­i­ties to pro­duc­ti­za­tion, and as an exam­ple we are now devel­op­ing an ultra-thin capac­i­tor device for the mobile phone mar­ket togeth­er with the US-Tai­wanese semi­con­duc­tor giant Yageo.

## [](https://www.smoltek.com#learn-more-by-scientist-for-scientists)Learn more – by scientist for scientists

Read in-depth arti­cles on car­bon nan­otech­nol­o­gy, study our patents, down­load a white paper, read research papers and arti­cles – writ­ten by sci­en­tists for scientists. 

### **Carbon nanotechnology**

About car­bon nanotechnology

[Read more](https://www.smoltek.com/technology/carbon-nanotechnology/)

### Whitepapers

In-depth on applications

[Down­load](https://www.smoltek.com/category/whitepapers/)

### Research

Research papers and mag­a­zine articles

[Read more](https://www.smoltek.com/category/research/)

### Patents

Patents on our fab­ri­ca­tion technology

[Browse](https://www.smoltek.com/category/patents/)