Here’s an eco-friendly - a battery that runs on sugar. Sony’s bio cell, unveiled in mid-2007, uses glucose-digesting enzymes to extract electrons from any sugary solution.

Like other batteries, the electrons flow around the circuit to generate electricity. If you connect four of the 50-milliwatt cells, you’ve got enough juice to keep your MP3 player humming.

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