Sony’s Sugar Power
Last August 23rd, Sony has informed the industry and the world about a prototype that they have been working on. This is a bio battery prototype and “bio battery” when defined actually means a device that can create energy through sugar (and all other carbohydrates).
What does it do? According to the company, the bio battery prototype can actually create electricity by using sugar. And this is just what the definition offers. To get the power, the device digests the enzymes.
Sony also did continue to say that their bio battery prototype is still currently in the stages of development. However, they are promising that you can use their prototype by adding in a sugar solution to their unit. And when the gadget breaks down the enzymes of the solution, that’s when you’ll get that electricity you need. With regards to the amount of power their gadget can create, they disclosed, “The output of these test cells is sufficient to power music play back on a memory-type Walkman.”
[Via InformationWeek]
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1 opinion for Sony’s Sugar Power
Linacat
Oct 2, 2007 at 1:44 am
I’m not convinced this would be a very efficient use of energy. The sugars/carbohydrates would be produced via growing plants (photosynthesis) which is up to around 8% efficient conversion sunlight to glucose, meaning that even solar panels (normally about 12% efficiency) are more efficient energy sources. Also, the energy involved in growing/harvesting plants can be quite significant. Unless only left-overs were used?
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