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Smart, I got my first hint and purchase reading Matt McCall's comments on ILIKA. Pretty sure he was Luke Lango's predecessor. Stock was selling for $0.79/ADR at that time. I've got more ILIKA than Forrest Gump has schrimp. I just kept buying and buying and buying. It was like eating popcorn. As i've stated, either I'm going down with the ship, or my heirs are going to have a field day. But Worst case, I'll still be able to have a ribeye and a glass of Federalist cab once a week.

Welcome to the hunt, SSBF. Nice to know there's another Yank on here. I'm in California... but that's not a part of the US anymore... is it?

Can’t let you get by with that, SSBF… Either there’s merit to ILIKA or it’s a scam. The irony here is that me — a Yank and all — am showing more confidence in the ILIKA storyline than some of you Brits.

I mean, you blokes (that’s “dudes” in the US) developed both radar and sonar, connected them with the Doppler effect and azimuth, and then decoded Enigma at Bletchley Park… yes, you Brits, largely without help from us Yanks. So why is it so difficult to believe you’ve got something special with ILIKA?

You guys (Yank-speak for blokes) act like you want it to go straight into the toilet. And I grew up with 2‑holers — that’s an outside loo built so two people could use it at the same time. Anyway, I digress.

So why do you keep wanting a stock that’s already south of nowhere to have more bad news? If there’s merit in the 10 Ah Goliath — if — then it’s ready to go into sea‑going drones. Yes, yes, yes. Why is that so hard to envision?

You dudes make me want to go… into the loo. And an 80‑year‑old Yank in a 2-holer with the door opened is not a pretty sight.

If a placing (equity offering) were on the horizon, investor relations would be shouting from the rooftops to pump the share price first. The silence is an NDA blackout, plain and simple. ILIKA is sitting on a validated defense tech pipeline, commercial Stereax revenue, and 27 companies evaluating Goliath. The fundamentals say this is the calm before the beginnings of the SSB revolutionary storm. There will be no diluted equity offering until or unless we begin to see and hear a great deal of positive rhetoric that looks much like a Cambridge keg stand.

Well, Blokes... let's look at all of this from Graeme's point of view. Let's assume that ILIKA is on the cusp of some things major (note that was plural). Would he really want to bring that to the attention of competitors such as the frat boyz in Cupertino, CA. I don't think so. I think he would attempt to fly under the radar for as long as possible. Once he must announce, or once someone else announces, such as from your MoD, well, the cat's out of the bag so-to-speak. As long as ILIKA is ignored and looked upon by industry as an outlier, there would be and are less attempts to emulate ILIKA's Chemistry. Perhaps that’s as much a reason as any that ILIKA has stayed away from intense publicity. I enccourage all to read about Tommy Thompson and "The Ship of Gold." Tommy did the impossible. He quietly went after 21 tons of solid gold in 7000 feet of oceon water where no one thought he could do it. Once he got close to success, the poachers came a poaching... intensely. Perhaps this is Graeme's mindset. In other words, let's fly under the radar until we're ready...

Strangler... Watch me roll my eyes.

If it went to 24, you wonldn't be hap-hap-happy. You'd shoot for 5. Those of us watching it, want some good news. You keep asking for bad news, looking for bad news. That's sadistic. Telling us how the Chinese really know what they're doing. Personally, I don't want an EV that takes 6 hours to charge. I wouldn't want my kids or grandkids driving something that at any second could look like a miniature nuclear reaction lit off on main street. I would consider purchasing an EV that I could get an 80% charge in 10 minutes, that wouldn't turn into a Roman candle if I ran through a mud puddle with it. And I'd just as soon my pacemaker were not imbedded into my chest with a lithium ion reactor as the charging device. ILIKA has demonstrated they have the where with all to be a better mouse trap. Why's it so hard to accept that they just might be on that cusp?

Not it it 0.

Why do you care, Strangler? You don't own any stock... You're like a cross between a Pitbull and a Mexican Chihuahua. It's anoying. Yasa-Yada-Yada-Yada -Yada. Not very tough but noisy. Maybe that's a St. Bernard and a Mexican Chihuahua. The Chihuahua being the father of course.

Smart, i think you would agree that CATL is speaking for themseles and not ILIKA.

Kat's (Strangler's) meds don't appear to be working...

Digging????? OK, Strangler, just call me "Digger."

John B. Goodenough’s idea of a real solid‑state battery was strict: a fully solid electrolyte (his glass electrolyte), a lithium‑ or sodium‑metal anode without dendrites, no liquid or gel phases, no compression hardware, and big jumps in safety and energy density. By that standard, almost nobody today is building what he actually described. The closest in spirit is Ilika’s Goliath program, because it’s one of the only Western efforts pursuing a fully inorganic, dendrite‑suppressing solid electrolyte designed for true lithium‑metal operation — not the hybrid or semi‑solid shortcuts everyone else uses.

China’s so‑called “solid‑state” batteries don’t match Goodenough’s definition at all. They’re mostly sulfide‑based or semi‑solid systems that still need pressure, interface treatments, or hybrid liquid phases, and they generally avoid lithium‑metal anodes in real products. Impressive engineering, yes — but they’re not the glass‑electrolyte, dendrite‑free, true SSB Goodenough patented. In short: China is ahead in manufacturing, but not in the kind of solid‑state battery Goodenough actually invented.

AND.....China’s “solid‑state” batteries are still susceptible to thermal runaway, because they are not the kind of solid‑state battery that eliminates the failure mode. They’re improved lithium‑ion systems, not Goodenough‑style glass‑electrolyte cells.

Strangler, I am flattered that you think I'm cute, but... Well, anyway. China isn’t mass‑producing real solid‑state EV batteries — they’re producing press releases. Every one of those “solid‑state” announcements is either semi‑solid, gel‑polymer, or lab‑scale oxide/sulfide cells being put into dozens of demo vehicles, not thousands. Costs are still 3–5× higher than LFP, and China openly admits these early cells are only viable for niche, high‑value sectors like drones, defense, and aerospace — exactly the same niche Ilika is targeting with Goliath. In other words, China is following Ilika’s roadmap, not beating it.

What you left out is the key point: none of these Chinese programs are delivering automotive‑grade, mass‑manufactured, fully solid-state packs. They’re doing what everyone else is doing — proving the tech in small batches while they try to solve cost, durability, and manufacturability. So instead of undermining Ilika, all this Chinese activity actually validates Ilika’s strategy: start with high‑value niches, scale manufacturing, then move into EVs once costs fall. If anything, it shows Ilika is positioned exactly where the global market is heading.

Again, in response to Strangler and the advent of Chinese ultra fast charging stations. China is rolling out megawatt‑class “flash chargers” across the UK — 1,000 to 1,500 kW monsters that can pump hundreds of miles of range into an EV in minutes. It’s impressive, but it also pushes today’s lithium‑ion batteries right to the edge of thermal safety, with tests already showing dangerously high internal temperatures during ultra‑fast charging. That’s exactly why solid‑state platforms like Ilika’s Goliath suddenly matter more: they handle heat better, resist runaway, and are built for the high‑power future China is racing toward.

And yes — China already dominates the current battery world, from mining to refining to manufacturing to now the charging network. But they don’t dominate solid‑state, which is still wide open. If the UK and Europe want a homegrown alternative instead of everything — cars, chargers, and cells — arriving stamped in Mandarin, companies like Ilika are the only path to that. In short: China’s flash‑charging blitz makes Goliath more relevant, not less.

Are there any more forums in the UK that follow ILIKA, This one's being dominated by Strangler.

Stranger wants repetitive: OK, here we go.

Ilika: Why the Little Battery Company Might Actually Be Going Somewhere**

Right, lads, gather ’round. Here’s the state of Ilika in plain English, no lab coats, no PowerPoints, no “synergy.”

1. They finally sold something. For real.

Not a grant.

Not a prototype.

Not a “collaboration.”

Actual product. Actual money. Cirtec in the US is now making medical implants using Ilika’s tiny Stereax batteries, and Ilika is shipping the key bits that go inside them. In the battery world, that’s like a band finally getting paid for a gig instead of “playing for exposure.”

2. The big Goliath EV batteries didn’t blow up or embarrass anyone. Automotive and defence customers tested Ilika’s 2Ah and 10Ah prototypes and basically said: 'Yeah, these work." n battery land, that’s high praise. Usually they say things like “interesting concept” (translation: no chance) or “come back in five years” (translation: never).

3. Brompton — the posh folding bike people — want Ilika batteries. If Brompton is putting Ilika cells into their next e‑bike packs, that means two things:

- The tech is legit.

- Someone in London is already imagining a marketing campaign with a bloke in a tweed jacket riding up a hill effortlessly. This is Ilika’s first real consumer‑facing product path.

4. The UK government is throwing money at them. A £1.25m grant to help scale up Goliath with JLR and UKBIC. When the government pays you to build batteries, it means they think you might actually succeed — or at least they don’t want China to beat you to it.

Either way, Ilika wins.

5. Manufacturing is no longer a science experiment. Cirtec has the Stereax line running. Ilika has the Goliath automated line running.

For the first time in their history, they can build the stuff they talk about.

That alone is a plot twist.

6. The vibe has shifted. For years Ilika was the battery equivalent of “my mate’s band is about to get signed.”

Now it’s more like: "Oi, they’re actually playing real venues now."

Medical, defence, e‑bikes — three sectors, three different revenue paths.

Bottom line for the pub crowd**

Ilika has moved from promising science to actual business, with:

- real orders

- real deliveries

- real customers

- real manufacturing

- real scale‑up money

For the first time, the next 12–24 months look like commercial lift‑off, not another round of “we’re nearly there.”

I've already done that Strangler... numerous times. Go back and review. No need to be redundant. Talking to you is like talking to a post... as in barnyard post.

Gees, if i were as pessimistic as all you blokes, I'd sell everything, hunt down Strangler and have him help me end it all. I was going to give you a rundown on all the positive things that are happening with ILIKA, but that would be an exercise futility. You guys sound like it was Chamberlain handling Dunkirk rather than Churchill... Thank GOD you all weren't voting back then. I was goiing to have breakfast, but after reading the aforementioned threads, i'm too nausaus. I think I'll head for the privy (outhouse here in the states), stick my hand down my throat, and vomit vesuvious.

Strangler, that was so boring...

Adding to Smart’s comments on Stereax and Cirtec, the potential scale of Ilika’s entry into the medical device arena is extremely difficult to overstate. Once validation is complete, Ilika will be one of the very few companies capable of supplying a medical‑grade thin‑film solid‑state microbattery, and Stereax appears to lead the field in safety, longevity, and form factor.

Cirtec is already a Tier‑1 supplier to Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, and other major implantable‑device manufacturers. That gives Ilika a trusted, U.S.-based, FDA‑familiar manufacturing partner — a barrier to entry that most competitors simply cannot match.

In implantables such as pacemakers, neurostimulators, and sensors, Stereax could significantly extend device life and reduce replacement surgeries, especially when paired with energy harvesting. Its thin‑film architecture also enables smaller, more comfortable devices than current lithium‑ion solutions.

UKBIC should speed things up for Goliath. It will allow verification that Ilika’s solid‑state cells can be manufactured using modified lithium‑ion battery equipment.

Even though that wasn't a military facility, it was built to military specs. Multiple 1000 lb blast doors blown off their hinges...? Bet US military procurement is wondering whether there might be a better way than lithium ion. Perhaps they should think about this little dinky company at Abbey Park in Romsey.