Sony has developed a battery that produces electricity from sugar

In the first experiments, the battery cells produced a power of up to 50 milliwatts - enough to operate a music player such as Sony's Walkman●According to her, this is an environmentally friendly solution - because sugar is a natural source of energy that is produced from plants in the process of photosynthesis

Anthony Gonzalez, InformationWeek

Sony has developed an environmentally friendly battery that produces electricity from sugar, similar to the principle of operation of living organisms. In the first experiments, the battery cells produced a power of up to 50 milliwatts - enough to operate a music player such as a Walkman. According to Sony, this is the highest power measured so far in batteries of this type.

The battery produces electricity with the help of enzymes that break down sugary substances. Sony improved the structure of the battery using different methods, and according to it this is an environmentally friendly solution - because sugar is a natural source of energy that is produced from plants in the process of photosynthesis. The sugar can be found in most regions of the world, according to Sony, and the battery case is also made from plant-derived plastic.

The environmentally friendly batteries may help solve the problem of recycling the existing batteries. Many of the materials used today to manufacture batteries are toxic and harmful to the environment. Sony intends to add and develop the battery in order to increase its power and longevity. Last week, Sony published an academic paper on the subject at a conference of the American Chemical Society held in Boston.