Sony developing sugar battery
Sony has created a battery that produces electricity by breaking down sugar. The bio cell, which measures 39 millimeters cubed, delivers 50mW milliWatts which is a world record for such a cell.
Sony has shown small fan being powered by the cell with a glucose-based sports drink. Four cells can give enough power to a Sony Walkman.
Sugar is an naturally energy source and can be grown by plants in photosynthesis. Sony also made the battery casing of vegetable-based plastic. Sony could help reduce the problem of battery disposal as they are toxic and environmentally destructive.
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September 12th, 2007 at 1:10 pm |
I’m so proud of Sony, they really have been making great efforts in going green. I love watching how ordinary day-to-day items in our kitchen or in our home can provide an answer. Sorta like looking in the rainforest?
April 28th, 2008 at 1:15 pm |
This is amazing. It’s great that electricity and energy can be made out of absolutely anything. This does a lot of good to the environment and conserves energy too.