- Strategic Elements (SOR) subsidiary, Australian Advanced Materials, is accelerating the development of the self-charging flexible battery technology
- This $1 million project is being partially funded by the Australian Research Council
- The expected outcomes are new electronic materials for a wide range of uses in flexible electronics
- Then the Internet of Things industry is expected to be worth US$15.9 billion (roughly A$22.5 billion) by 2025
- Battery cells also have a competitive advantage over lithium batteries as they are thin and light, self-charging, flexible, and environmentally friendly
- Company shares have dropped 7.14 percent and are trading for 13 cents
