Researchers at St. Louis University in Missouri announced the development of a fuel cell battery powered by liquid sugar Sunday at the American Chemistry Society’s 233rd national meeting. Using nearly anything from natural substances such as tree sap to man-made beverages including soda, the new technology could potentially operate three to four times longer on a single charge than conventional lithium ion batteries, scientists said. The benefit for consumers could be substantially longer talk and playback time for cell phones and digital media devices.
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New Batteries Get Their Buzz From Sugar
Posted by: Walaika Haskins March 26, 2007 01:05 PMResearchers at St. Louis University in Missouri announced the development of a fuel cell battery powered by liquid sugar Sunday at the American Chemistry Society’s 233rd national meeting. Using nearly anything from natural substances such as tree sap to man-made beverages including soda, the new technology could potentially operate three to four times longer on a single charge than conventional lithium ion batteries, scientists said. The benefit for consumers could be substantially longer talk and playback time for cell phones and digital media devices.