And, incase you haven't read it: "The grant will be spread over a period of five years." "[He] is expected to spend between three weeks and three months per year on the KAUST campus in Thuwal, on the coast of the Red Sea, participating in the research and academic life of the institution. But the bulk of the research funded by Cui's KAUST grant will be conducted on the Stanford campus."
Now, not only does he not have the 10mil yet, even if he did he'd have to plan how to use it. He likely has other projects and this particular technology is probably still being developed by others, if not by the man himself.
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I'm specifically wondering what ever became of Stanford University's silicon nanowire batteries:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/19/stanfords-nanowire-battery-leapfrogs-li-ion/
Then, the Saudis steped in and gave the project a $10M grant:
http://news-service.stanford.edu/pr/2008/pr-cui-040208.html
and I haven't heard a thing since...
I don't see exactly what you're implying but it sounds like you're blaming the lack of news on the saudi grant?
It's been little over a year since this article was published: http://news-service.stanford.edu/pr/2008/pr-cui-040208.html
And, incase you haven't read it: "The grant will be spread over a period of five years."
"[He] is expected to spend between three weeks and three months per year on the KAUST campus in Thuwal, on the coast of the Red Sea, participating in the research and academic life of the institution. But the bulk of the research funded by Cui's KAUST grant will be conducted on the Stanford campus."
Now, not only does he not have the 10mil yet, even if he did he'd have to plan how to use it. He likely has other projects and this particular technology is probably still being developed by others, if not by the man himself.