Sony gets sweet on Bio Batteries

Juniper Foo | Nov 01, 2007

Sony's biotech battery has a sweet tooth, figuratively speaking. It sups on glucose for energy, much like some of us, converting the sugar within beverages such as fruit juice and even Pocari Sweat into electricity. For a glimpse into the future of alternative power cells, check out the video of the Bio Batt seen powering a desk fan and speakers attached to a Walkman, after being juiced up on a sugar solution.

A four-cell array is reportedly capable of generating up to 50mW of power, enough for small devices at the moment.

The Bio Battery imitates real life by using enzymes to break down the glucose to generate electricity. Itself made out of a vegetable-based plastic, the worse that could happen to Sony's latest battery offering are… eeks, ants. A blessing given the rather unfortunate notebook battery recall of last year.

Via Japan Today | Photo credit: Sony

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