{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"39259","rtpr_id":"nPNA6MbkTa","ticker":"SOR","exchange":"ASX","all_tickers":["SOR"],"title":"SOR Targets First Breath-Powered Phone Call","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-19T12:46:18.537Z","article_body":"SOR Targets First Breath-Powered Phone Call\nPR Newswire\n\nPERTH, Australia, May 19, 2026\n\nPERTH, Australia, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Elements Ltd (ASX:\nSOR) advises that an Energy Ink™ program targeting what it believes may be\nthe world's first breath-powered phone call has commenced.\n* Energy Ink™ is a printable material that generates electricity from\nmoisture. While most development has focused on ambient moisture in the air, a\nrecent separate investigation into alternative moisture sources within\npackaged systems has produced significant new findings.\n* Initial comparative testing of prototype breath-optimised Energy Ink™\nsystems showed that a single breath produced over 1,000% more energy than\ncomparable systems operating solely from ambient moisture in the air.\n* This has led to a staged breath-powered demonstration program targeting the\nboot-up of a mobile phone and completion of a phone call powered solely by\nmoisture.\n* Energy Ink™ development is no longer limited to passive ambient humidity\nand is expanding into engineered moisture systems, with the mobile phone call\nserving as a visible demonstrator rather than a commercial product design.\nEngineered Moisture Demonstration\n\nA Nokia 235 4G feature phone (2024 model) has been selected as the reference\ndevice due to its lower power requirements and commercial availability. All\nenergy required for the demonstration is intended to be supplied solely from\nmoisture rather than mains electricity or residual battery charge.\n\nStage One: Energy Ink™ demonstrator design\nStage Two: Integrated energy generation, storage and operation\nStage Three: Boot-up and completion of a mobile phone call powered solely by\nmoisture energy\n\nStage One activities are intended for Q2 2026, with Stage Two expected to\ncommence in early Q3 2026 and timing of Stage Three dependent on earlier\nprogram results.\n\nThe staged structure of the program is expected to provide multiple\nopportunities for technical advancement and shareholder updates.\n\nEngineered Moisture Prototyping\n\nCells were fabricated and placed into sealed units and a single breath was\nintroduced. Initial testing on prototype 2cm x 2cm Energy Ink™ cells\napproximately 2mm thick produced approximately 7mWh of energy from a single\ncell at the minimum operating voltage of 0.3V required for the breath\ndemonstrator. The initial testing period was 24 hours. Comparative laboratory\ntesting demonstrated materially higher energy generation than comparable\nsystems operating solely from ambient moisture in the air, including observed\nincreases exceeding 1,000%.\n\nApproximately 18mWh of energy is required to power-up the phone and complete a\nshort-duration phone call following an energy accumulation period. Initial\nenergy profiling indicates the energy budget may be met using a prototype\nEnergy Ink™ system integrated with commercial power-management electronics.\n\nOptimisation activities addressing moisture control, energy accumulation time,\nsystem integration and packaging design are expected to form part of future\ndevelopment activities beyond the initial demonstration program.\n\nDevelopment Team\n\nThe technology is being developed by 100% owned Australian Advanced Materials\nPty Ltd in collaboration with Professor Dewei Chu at the University of New\nSouth Wales. Over multiple years, the Company has collaborated with\norganisations including VTT Finland, PrintoCent, CSIRO and portfolio company\nStealth Technologies Pty Ltd. Strategic Elements believes it is building one\nof the world's leading teams focused on moisture energy systems.\n\nEnergy Ink™ development has been supported through multiple competitive\nFederal research grants awarded under independent technical assessment,\nincluding an ARC Industry Fellowship awarded to Professor Dewei Chu for a $2.8\nmillion project and a $1.6 million ARC Linkage Grant for wearable electronics\nand moisture electric generation with UNSW.\n\nConcurrent Programs\n\nEnergy Ink™ development continues across multiple concurrent programs. Over\n2,000 long-duration low-power prototype cells suited to sensor applications\nhave been fabricated, with some operating for more than 4 months under\nlaboratory conditions. Engineering work into larger-scale moisture energy\nsystems is also ongoing.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983126/image1.html)\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983127/image2.html)\n\nCompany Comment – Charles Murphy, Managing Director\n\"We are still unlocking the science behind moisture energy, but we wanted to\nintroduce a significant new engineered moisture pathway through a\ndemonstration that everyone can understand. The science is constantly\nevolving, continuing to reshape what moisture energy systems may ultimately\nachieve. We believe the team is emerging as a global leader in moisture energy\nsystems within a field where the design space remains open and early\nopportunities still exist.\"\n\nStrategic Elements Ltd\nASX-listed Strategic Elements backs early-stage Australian innovation —\nwhere a single result can change everything™. Expansion of new project\nsourcing and evaluation activities has become a major focus during 2026 as\nStrategic Elements seeks to identify and back Australian innovation where\nearly advances can have an outsized impact.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/sor-targets-first-breath-powered-phone-call-302776180.html\n\nSOURCE Strategic Elements Ltd\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983126/image1.jpg\nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983127/image2.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNA6MbkTa","title":"SOR Targets First Breath-Powered Phone Call","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"SOR","created":"2026-05-19T12:46:18.537Z","tickers":["SOR"],"exchange":"ASX","article_body":"SOR Targets First Breath-Powered Phone Call\nPR Newswire\n\nPERTH, Australia, May 19, 2026\n\nPERTH, Australia, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Elements Ltd (ASX:\nSOR) advises that an Energy Ink™ program targeting what it believes may be\nthe world's first breath-powered phone call has commenced.\n* Energy Ink™ is a printable material that generates electricity from\nmoisture. While most development has focused on ambient moisture in the air, a\nrecent separate investigation into alternative moisture sources within\npackaged systems has produced significant new findings.\n* Initial comparative testing of prototype breath-optimised Energy Ink™\nsystems showed that a single breath produced over 1,000% more energy than\ncomparable systems operating solely from ambient moisture in the air.\n* This has led to a staged breath-powered demonstration program targeting the\nboot-up of a mobile phone and completion of a phone call powered solely by\nmoisture.\n* Energy Ink™ development is no longer limited to passive ambient humidity\nand is expanding into engineered moisture systems, with the mobile phone call\nserving as a visible demonstrator rather than a commercial product design.\nEngineered Moisture Demonstration\n\nA Nokia 235 4G feature phone (2024 model) has been selected as the reference\ndevice due to its lower power requirements and commercial availability. All\nenergy required for the demonstration is intended to be supplied solely from\nmoisture rather than mains electricity or residual battery charge.\n\nStage One: Energy Ink™ demonstrator design\nStage Two: Integrated energy generation, storage and operation\nStage Three: Boot-up and completion of a mobile phone call powered solely by\nmoisture energy\n\nStage One activities are intended for Q2 2026, with Stage Two expected to\ncommence in early Q3 2026 and timing of Stage Three dependent on earlier\nprogram results.\n\nThe staged structure of the program is expected to provide multiple\nopportunities for technical advancement and shareholder updates.\n\nEngineered Moisture Prototyping\n\nCells were fabricated and placed into sealed units and a single breath was\nintroduced. Initial testing on prototype 2cm x 2cm Energy Ink™ cells\napproximately 2mm thick produced approximately 7mWh of energy from a single\ncell at the minimum operating voltage of 0.3V required for the breath\ndemonstrator. The initial testing period was 24 hours. Comparative laboratory\ntesting demonstrated materially higher energy generation than comparable\nsystems operating solely from ambient moisture in the air, including observed\nincreases exceeding 1,000%.\n\nApproximately 18mWh of energy is required to power-up the phone and complete a\nshort-duration phone call following an energy accumulation period. Initial\nenergy profiling indicates the energy budget may be met using a prototype\nEnergy Ink™ system integrated with commercial power-management electronics.\n\nOptimisation activities addressing moisture control, energy accumulation time,\nsystem integration and packaging design are expected to form part of future\ndevelopment activities beyond the initial demonstration program.\n\nDevelopment Team\n\nThe technology is being developed by 100% owned Australian Advanced Materials\nPty Ltd in collaboration with Professor Dewei Chu at the University of New\nSouth Wales. Over multiple years, the Company has collaborated with\norganisations including VTT Finland, PrintoCent, CSIRO and portfolio company\nStealth Technologies Pty Ltd. Strategic Elements believes it is building one\nof the world's leading teams focused on moisture energy systems.\n\nEnergy Ink™ development has been supported through multiple competitive\nFederal research grants awarded under independent technical assessment,\nincluding an ARC Industry Fellowship awarded to Professor Dewei Chu for a $2.8\nmillion project and a $1.6 million ARC Linkage Grant for wearable electronics\nand moisture electric generation with UNSW.\n\nConcurrent Programs\n\nEnergy Ink™ development continues across multiple concurrent programs. Over\n2,000 long-duration low-power prototype cells suited to sensor applications\nhave been fabricated, with some operating for more than 4 months under\nlaboratory conditions. Engineering work into larger-scale moisture energy\nsystems is also ongoing.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983126/image1.html)\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983127/image2.html)\n\nCompany Comment – Charles Murphy, Managing Director\n\"We are still unlocking the science behind moisture energy, but we wanted to\nintroduce a significant new engineered moisture pathway through a\ndemonstration that everyone can understand. The science is constantly\nevolving, continuing to reshape what moisture energy systems may ultimately\nachieve. We believe the team is emerging as a global leader in moisture energy\nsystems within a field where the design space remains open and early\nopportunities still exist.\"\n\nStrategic Elements Ltd\nASX-listed Strategic Elements backs early-stage Australian innovation —\nwhere a single result can change everything™. Expansion of new project\nsourcing and evaluation activities has become a major focus during 2026 as\nStrategic Elements seeks to identify and back Australian innovation where\nearly advances can have an outsized impact.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/sor-targets-first-breath-powered-phone-call-302776180.html\n\nSOURCE Strategic Elements Ltd\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983126/image1.jpg\nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983127/image2.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-19T12:46:18.559257636Z","server_sent_at_ms":1779194778559},"received_at":"2026-05-19T12:46:18.611Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"28700","press_release_id":"39259","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":["Technology remains at prototype/demonstration stage with no commercial product timeline","Energy output (7mWh) is still below the required budget (18mWh) for the target demonstration"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Strategic Elements has commenced a staged demonstration program targeting the world's first breath-powered phone call using its Energy Ink™ technology.\n\nInitial prototype testing showed that a single breath generated over 1,000% more energy than systems relying solely on ambient humidity, producing 7mWh from a 2cm x 2cm cell.\n\nThe company aims to accumulate approximately 18mWh to power a Nokia 235 4G feature phone, with Stage One design activities scheduled for Q2 2026 and integration testing in early Q3 2026.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"R&D milestone: Breath-powered phone demo targets 1,000% efficiency gain over ambient humidity."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"arc_linkage_grant":1600000,"arc_fellowship_grant":2800000,"phone_power_requirement":"18mWh","prototype_energy_output":"7mWh","energy_increase_vs_ambient":"1,000%","prototype_cells_fabricated":2000}},"quotedText":"We are still unlocking the science behind moisture energy, but we wanted to introduce a significant new engineered moisture pathway through a demonstration that everyone can understand.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Charles Murphy","role":"Managing Director"},{"name":"Professor Dewei Chu","role":"Collaborator / UNSW"}],"products":["Energy Ink™","Nokia 235 4G"],"companies":[{"name":"Strategic Elements Ltd","ticker":"SOR","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Australian Advanced Materials Pty Ltd","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"University of New South Wales","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"Nokia","relationship":"reference device manufacturer"},{"name":"VTT Finland","relationship":"past collaborator"},{"name":"CSIRO","relationship":"past collaborator"},{"name":"Stealth Technologies Pty Ltd","relationship":"portfolio company"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$2.8 million","context":"ARC Industry Fellowship grant"},{"amount":"$1.6 million","context":"ARC Linkage Grant"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"This is a pre-commercial R&D milestone update. 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