Have you ever had your cell phone die during the middle of the day? It's a catastrophe not being able to text your favorite people, use the facebook application, or even browse the internet. Finding a way to charge your phone while your out and about is also a problem that cell phone users are faced with. Car chargers are effective, but not everyone spends their entire day in their car. Wall chargers are also effective, but not everyone carries their wall chargers around with them on a daily basis.
This problem that cell phone users are faced with is being taken into consideration by Chinese designer, Daizi Zheng, who is bringing new ideas to the table. Zheng proposes the use of a "Bio Battery" which will be powered by sugary drinks. The phone is said to run on a battery that uses enzymes to create electricity using carbohydrates.
This project is being overseen by Nokia, which has first dibs on releasing this new concept. Phone batteries these days are expensive to manufacture, and pose a problem for eco-friendly disposal. Theidea is to use a bio batter which will create a pollutant free environment. Simply unscrew the top of the phone, as shown, and power your phone as you drink your coke with lunch.
The Bio Battery has a potential to operate for 3 to 4 times longer on a single charge than most lithium batteries today. The battery also produces oxygen and water as a bi product, unlike regular batteries which just get thrown into land fills. This picture shows the phone with a full charge, just after being filled up. Will this new technology catch on in the US? It's doubtful, seeing as the phone doesn't have a touch screen, GPS, BBM, Internet Browser, Facebook, a camera, or many other features that people have grown accustomed to having on their phones.
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