Strategic Elements Limited (ASX:SOR) Targets World’s First Breath-Powered Phone Call

19 May 2026

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Highlights:

• Strategic Elements announces a staged demonstration program targeting what it believes may be the world’s first breath-powered phone call, powered solely by its Energy Ink™ technology
  • Initial prototype testing showed a single breath produced over 1,000% more energy than comparable systems operating from ambient moisture alone
  • A Nokia 235 4G feature phone selected as the reference device, requiring approximately 18mWh of energy to boot-up and complete a short phone call
  • Initial energy profiling indicates this energy budget may be achievable using a prototype Energy Ink™ system integrated with commercial power-management electronics
• Three-stage demonstration program underway:
  • Stage One: Energy Ink™ demonstrator design — targeted for Q2 2026
  • Stage Two: Integrated energy generation, storage and operation — expected to commence early Q3 2026
  • Stage Three: Boot-up and completion of a mobile phone call powered solely by moisture energy — timing dependent on earlier program results
• Energy Ink™ development is no longer limited to passive ambient humidity, expanding into engineered moisture systems — a significant broadening of the technology’s potential applications
• Over 2,000 long-duration low-power prototype cells suited to sensor applications have already been fabricated, with some operating for more than 4 months under laboratory conditions
• Development is backed by $4.4 million in competitive Federal research grants, including a $2.8 million ARC Industry Fellowship and a $1.6 million ARC Linkage Grant, both awarded through independent technical assessment

Overview:

Strategic Elements Ltd (ASX:SOR), an ASX-listed pooled development fund backing early-stage Australian innovation, has announced the commencement of a program targeting what it believes may be the world’s first breath-powered phone call — using its proprietary Energy Ink™ technology.

Energy Ink™ is a printable graphene oxide-based material that generates electricity from moisture. While development to date has largely focused on harvesting ambient humidity from the air, a recent separate investigation into packaged engineered moisture systems has produced a breakthrough finding: a single breath introduced into a sealed prototype unit produced over 1,000% more energy than comparable systems relying solely on ambient moisture.

This discovery has opened a significant new development pathway, prompting SOR to launch a staged program with the mobile phone call serving as a compelling public demonstrator of the technology’s growing capability.

Demonstration Program Stages

• Stage One (Q2 2026) — Energy Ink™ demonstrator design and cell fabrication
• Stage Two (Early Q3 2026) — Integrated energy generation, storage and operation
• Stage Three (Timeline subject to Stage Two results) — Boot-up and completion of a mobile phone call powered solely by moisture energy

Initial prototype 2cm x 2cm Energy Ink™ cells approximately 2mm thick produced approximately 7mWh of energy from a single breath in a 24-hour testing period, compared to the ~18mWh required to power up the phone and complete a short call.

Company Notes:

Managing Director Charles Murphy commented: “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. The science is constantly evolving, continuing to reshape what moisture energy systems may ultimately achieve. We believe the team is emerging as a global leader in moisture energy systems within a field where the design space remains open and early opportunities still exist.”

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