TrendBlog: Chinese designer Daizi Zheng recently created a concept mobile phone that runs off of Coca-Cola. The Chinese ex-pat, who new resides in London, designed the phone as a proof of concept for Nokia. It uses the soda’s sugar to create a “bio battery” that powers the phone for potentially three to four times longer than a traditional lithium battery. Safe disposal is easy, as the only waste products are water and oxygen.
While the overall environmental benefit of using Coca-Cola to power mobile phones is debatable, this project shows that unusual sources can inspire new design and technology. It also demonstrates that there is interest in alternate forms of energy and concern about the effects of pollution.
Coca-Cola Powers Mobile Phones [TrendBlog]