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Sony Runs Walkman Off Sugar-Based Bio Battery
StonyandCher writes "Sony has created a battery that produces electricity by breaking down sugar. The bio cell, which measures 39 millimeters cubed, delivers 50mW — a world record for such a cell, according to the company. 'In the bio cell sugar-digesting enzymes at the anode extract electrons and hydrogen ions from the glucose. The hydrogen ions pass through a membrane separator to the cathode where they absorb oxygen from the air to produce water as a byproduct. The electrons flow around the circuit outside the device producing the electricity needed to power it.'"
The bio cell, which measures 39 millimeters cubed, delivers 50mW -- a world record for such a cell, according to the company.
The real question is, how much force does it create when it explodes?
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
No sony device will run on anything else, sure it is less efficient and probably won't work for very long, but sony brand SugarRay is now the only power you are allowed to use in your house. Old standards and new technology aren't important.
This just in HighDefinitionBatteries have been adopted by the biggest battery studios SugarRay is now dead.
I can't wait for the Dell-Biobattery recall: My laptop popped, then began to digest itself on the desk.
I can convert glucose to energy very efficiently, just give me a crank.
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Sweet!
After months an all-sugar diet, your Walkman becomes obese and sluggish, then you need to give it regular insulin injections, etc.
Kevin Smith on Prince
...my body's been doing that for years.
That's all we need: unkillable devices competing with humans for food. That can lull us to sleep or drive us crazy just by playing the same song over and over.
We'll go out not with a bang, or a whimper, but a "shuffle".
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Please put your "That's Sweet" jokes under this thread, and be sure to include your home address and the specific way you would like me to kill you.
Sony refers to the sugar powered battery as a "Teenager".
Note: Purchasing teenagers is illegal in every country except Saudia Arabia and Nigeria.
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Unfortunately, the American version will run off of high-fructose corn syrup.
also, there's an Obvious Simpsons Reference here which I am too lazy to make.
if the answer isn't violence, neither is your silence / freedom of expression doesn't make it alright
First you get the sugar, then you get the power, THEN you get the women!
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That's Sweet!
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The price of corn went up thanks to all these 'green' autos. Now the price of sugar is going to go up because of personal audio devices!
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They need to concentrate on getting power out of byproducts like veggie diesel. Now gimme a walkman with a small diesel engine running a small generator and then I'll be happy. Granted i'll have to stand in one place because it'll be too heavy to carry. And my hands will stink after fueling. At least grease doesn't explode to readily.
Hey, here's a question. Would a Vegan drive a volkswagon that runs off of animal fat grease? What a delimma... it's already dead, and it would be 'green.' What about a car that runs off of roadkill. Ok, this is going to be modd'd offtopic
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This just in, "Sony and Dell in sweet new deal that promises explosive new laptop experience!"
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So will the US version need to use high fructose corn syrup instead to avoid the crazy sugar industry restrictions?
When can we get one with an implant?
I want to eat candy all day, fuel all my devices with a jack that comes out of my ear, and never get fat.
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