We’ve heard of gadgets being powered by some pretty crazy stuff, but how about paper? Sony recently showed off a new bio-cell battery that breaks down paper in order to create power. A paper battery sounds a little bit far-fetched, but the technology works, and could potentially change how we power devices in the future.
The Japanese electronics giant Sony has announced the development of a new technology that produces energy from shredded paper.
At a fair about environmental products, opened in Tokyo, Sony invited children to make a little experiment. They introduced a paper into a mixture of enzymes and water. After a few minutes, the liquid has become a source of energy, being able to power a small fan.
Sterling D. Allan
The Center for Materials Research, New University of Lisbon (CENIMAT) in Portugal, famous for creating transistors, displays and memories on paper, announced in January, 2011 the development of paper batteries that store or even harvest energy from water.
The charging process is automatically initiated at the sites with more than 40% moisture in the atmosphere (which happens most of the year in Mediterranean countries).
According to CENIMAT investigators, this innovation can be used for the production of tablets, computers, mobile phones, consoles, or the area of medical devices (pacemakers or electronic skin).
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