[3] She and her two former students Dr. Chi-Wei Wang and Dr. Fabio Albano formed the company, hence the number "3" in the name; most have remained at the firm, according to a recently granted patent.
[4] Work by this group, including Dr. Chia-Wei Wang, Dr. Fabio Albano, Dr. Yen-Hung Chen, Dr. Xiangchun Zhang, Dr. Myoungdo Chung, and Dr. HyonCheol Kim, has been cited extensively (collectively over 4,100 times).
[5][6][7] As reported in Scientific American,[8] Sakti3 claimed to achieve 1143 Wh/L in volumetric energy density in its prototype solid-state lithium battery cells in 2014.
[19] In 2014, Sakti3 is named by Crain's Detroit Business as one of its Most Innovative Companies for its patents on "methods for manufacturing batteries, a solid-state propulsion system and automotive hybrid technology.
[27] During a tour of Dyson's facilities, a New York Times reporter observed that "employees remain tight-lipped, even among themselves, about their projects;" "prototypes were covered in tarps while large areas of the open-plan offices were off limits;" and "machinery in some of the research labs was obscured with black trash bags.
"[27] Claims made by the company over technological advances as well as its secretive behavior regarding sharing data have been criticized by former employees and media following the acquisition by Dyson.
[28] The only independently verified data on Sakti3's prototypes by the United States Department of Energy show a capacity of 2.4 mAh, only capable of powering very small devices.