Samuel
Fri, Aug-24-07, 08:53
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/A_walkman_powered_by_carb_diet/articleshow/2307541.cms
A walkman powered by carb diet
24 Aug 2007
TOKYO: Bread and potatoes are sources of human energy, and now a carbohydrate diet might soon power up your walkman.
A Japanese technological giant, hoping to be eco-friendly, said it developed a prototype battery cell that generates electricity from carbohydrates and sugar.
The test cells have achieved output of 50 mill watts, enough to play music on a walkman, the company said.
In a demonstration on Thursday, an employee of the company poured a sugary sports drink to power a music player and speakers.
The company said it came up with the battery by studying how living creatures generate energy.
Sugar batteries would biodegrade and the source material can be found in plants grown around the world.
Plants regenerate through photosynthesis, "underlining the potential for sugar-based bio batteries as an ecologically friendly energy device of the future," the company statement said.
The company said it would continue to develop the prototype and study ways to put it into practical use.
A walkman powered by carb diet
24 Aug 2007
TOKYO: Bread and potatoes are sources of human energy, and now a carbohydrate diet might soon power up your walkman.
A Japanese technological giant, hoping to be eco-friendly, said it developed a prototype battery cell that generates electricity from carbohydrates and sugar.
The test cells have achieved output of 50 mill watts, enough to play music on a walkman, the company said.
In a demonstration on Thursday, an employee of the company poured a sugary sports drink to power a music player and speakers.
The company said it came up with the battery by studying how living creatures generate energy.
Sugar batteries would biodegrade and the source material can be found in plants grown around the world.
Plants regenerate through photosynthesis, "underlining the potential for sugar-based bio batteries as an ecologically friendly energy device of the future," the company statement said.
The company said it would continue to develop the prototype and study ways to put it into practical use.