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Cell phones of the future may be powered by sugar. Thanks to some sweet research from Saint Louis University, batteries powering small portable devices may use sugar as their power source – redefining the way we “juice up.” Apparently, “ these sweet batteries run almost three to four times longer on a single charge than their everyday lithium ion counterparts.”
Professor of chemistry Shelley Minteer’s research found that, compared to tree sap, flat soda, sweetened drink mix, plain sugar water seemed to work best. She thinks we could see sugar-powered batteries within 5 years.
About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
