
A stretchable battery started the company. A stubborn factory bottleneck changed its course. Now Rajan Kumar is betting that better batteries begin with a faster, cleaner way to make the part inside.
Ateios ripped the solvents and forever chemicals out of battery-making and replaced the oven with a flash of light. The result coats three times faster - and Kodak, a Nobel laureate, and a Fortune 100 electronics giant have all shown up to look.