Heart Island in mangrove delta of the Vaza-Barris River, Brazil
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Sculpture made of colored pencils by Jennifer Maestre
That's a wonderful idea . . .maybe a mural?
Ditto...
Thanks . . .feeling choked again . . .gotta stay away.
Maybe I'm going through some kind of a life change . . .but if I'm here too often I find myself holding my breath and I start to feel panicky, not good.
Plitvice Lake, Croatia
Oooh, Plitvice Lake! I want to go there sooooooo freakin' bad! So amazing and gorgeous
Scientists develop 'Sweet' Bio-batteries to charge smartphones
Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a new bio-battery that consumes sugar to generate electricity which is powerful enough to charge a smartphone for 10 days at a time. The battery has a greater output per weight than the typical lithium-ion batteries used in most electronics.
According to the researchers, the prototype version has potential to be lighter and 10 times more powerful than the batteries usually found in today's portable electronic devices, including smartphones.
The battery coverts sugar into electrons similar to the way body converts sugar into energy by metabolism. It uses enzymes to decompose the sugar into carbon dioxide and water while releasing electrons. The bio-batteries are non-toxic and renewable, making them an attractive alternative to traditional batteries that need metals and chemicals to operate.
“By using the lithium-ion battery, for example, your phone can only last for one day, but in the future it will use sugar as fuel. Then the phone could last 10 days”.
Scientists develop 'Sweet' Bio-batteries to charge smartphones
Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a new bio-battery that consumes sugar to generate electricity which is powerful enough to charge a smartphone for 10 days at a time. The battery has a greater output per weight than the typical lithium-ion batteries used in most electronics.
According to the researchers, the prototype version has potential to be lighter and 10 times more powerful than the batteries usually found in today's portable electronic devices, including smartphones.
The battery coverts sugar into electrons similar to the way body converts sugar into energy by metabolism. It uses enzymes to decompose the sugar into carbon dioxide and water while releasing electrons. The bio-batteries are non-toxic and renewable, making them an attractive alternative to traditional batteries that need metals and chemicals to operate.
“By using the lithium-ion battery, for example, your phone can only last for one day, but in the future it will use sugar as fuel. Then the phone could last 10 days”.
but the downside of this, the phone gains 10 pounds every 2 days.