Sugar powered devices?

As we step further into the alternative fuel research field, it seems that the possibilities are almost endless. A group of Japanese researchers have created a biofuel cell that uses enzymes to break down sugars. Four of the cells combined produce 100 milliwatts of power, which is more than enough to power an MP3 player with speakers.

The cells are formed by an anode and a cathode separated by a proton-conducting membrane. Our sweet fuel, the sugar, is oxidized at the nanode, where it generates electrons and protons. The electrons and protons formed after this reaction combine with the oxygene at the cathode, to form water. While this new research is at its beginnings, I’m 100% certain that it will gain alot of interest in the fields and maybe, in some years, it will become a valid alternative fuel for larger…things.

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