Feb 1, 2014

Sugar-powered biobattery has 10 times the energy storage of lithium: Your smartphone might soon run on enzymes

Researchers at Virginia Tech have successfully created a sugar-powered fuel cell that has an energy storage density of 596 amp-hours per kilo — or “one order of magnitude” higher than lithium-ion batteries. This fuel cell is refillable with a solution of maltodextrin, and its only by products are electricity and water. The chief researcher, Dr. Zhang, says the tech could be commercialized in as soon as three years.

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