Now, here's a sweet little piece of news. According to Reuters, Sony has developed an environmentally-friendly prototype battery that runs on sugars and that can generate enough electricity to power a music player and a pair of speakers. The bio battery's casing is made of a vegetable-based plastic. It works by pouring sugar solution into the unit, where enzymes break it down to generate electricity. The company said it aims to produce the batteries for commercial use, without specifying when.
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Unfortunately, looking at the photo of the the bio batteries above, one can see they are quite bulky. Will it get commercial recognition the company hopes? I don't know, but I certainly would feel awkward using an mp3 player that runs on batteries twice or thrice it's size. I hope Sony would develop a sleeker and more compact design for this one since it sounds like a sweet idea.
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