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New proof of concept ideas, projects, inventions => New proof of concept ideas, projects, inventions => Topic started by: birrbert on January 24, 2014, 04:02:06 AM

Title: Sugar battery offers hope of green-powered gadgets within three years
Post by: birrbert on January 24, 2014, 04:02:06 AM

Virginia Tech research means longer-lasting smartphones, tablets and consoles powered by sugar could be available soon. Scientists in the US have developed a sugar-powered "biobattery" that they say stores 10 times more energy than the equivalent-size lithium-ion batteries found in smartphones.

Full article: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/22/sugar-battery-green-powered-gadgets-three-years