Everyone knows a can of Coke has 8-10 teaspoons of sugar in it — around the maximum you should be taking in a day if you want to avoid obesity, diabetes and heart disease. So if people should eventually stop drinking soda, where does all that soda go? According to designer Daizi Zheng, they could be used to power devices such as cell phones instead.
Zheng has already designed a prototype cell phone that runs on Coke. The idea was based on fuel cell technology that generates energy from sugary water. It might be a little strange seeing Coke in an environmentally-friendly development, but the idea does have its advantages over traditional lithium batteries and solar power.
Traditional lithium batteries are expensive to manufacture, and pose an environmental hazard when they’re discarded. Solar power isn’t accessible in many parts of the world, such as the more northerly land areas where it’s always cold and cloudy. Coke, on the other hand, is everywhere.
“Bio-batteries” like the Coke battery can potentially last up to four times longer than lithium-ion batteries on a charge, and are fully biodegradeable. Just make sure the battery doesn’t crack in your pocket, though.
Via: Hardwaresphere, Tree Hugger
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I Would buy for sure!