Scientists Powering Batteries with Soda, Tree Sap

BobB writes "St. Louis University researchers have concocted batteries fueled by almost any kind of sugar, from tree sap to flat soda, and that could be used to power everything from computers to cell phones. Their thinking: If sugar can jack up the human body, why not electronics?"

Comments

Re:Sugar's nasty property #1:

[Walt Dismal]

I, for one, salute our new Aspartame-bearing sugar-free electronics overlords.

-- (reading what I typed. Dear god, just shoot me now.)

Awkward..

[Rob T Firefly]

Their thinking: If sugar can jack up the human body, why not electronics?

A lot of things can "jack up" the human body, a limited amount of which I'd ever want to use as household power sources.

"Sorry mom, I'll have to call you back later, my battery's about to die. I promise I'll call back just as soon as I've shagged my phone.."

Re:Sugar's nasty property #1:

[AutopsyReport]

I, for one, am very sick of this retarded meme overlord.

I'm right here, you insensitive clod!

My clock runs off a potato.

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

That's nothing - my clock runs off a potato. (e.g., http://www.unit5.org/christjs/Potato%20Battery.htm )

Sometimes I wonder if the Slashdot editors are really junior high school drop-outs...

Re:Sugar's nasty property #1:

[Profane MuthaFucka]

Meme mashup:

1)In Soviet Russia, the naked and petrified Natalie Portman meme overloads your hot Meept! grits and posts Open Source Caveman Ogg first.
2)????
3) Profit

I can see thousands of angry customers....

[pesho]

...trying to charge their batteries with diet coke.

Taking that a step further...

[jense]

What happens when after a few years of sugar consumption our notebooks get diabetes? You thought the finger-prick was a pain...

Re:Sugar's nasty property #1:

[jimstapleton]

Oh, I can see it now...

The birds chirping, dew on the grass, notebooks, PDAs and iPods taking flight...