powered fuel cell with energy density greater than that of current lithium-ion batteries.

Sugar, or more accurately glucose, is an excellent source of energy in biological beings, as it's energy-dense and easy for a plant or animal to process. In humans, during aerobic respiration, it produces 3.75 kilocalories of food energy per gram.

In the newly-developed battery, it's similarly productive, with a storage density of 596 amp-hours per kilo, described as "one order of magnitude"--or ten times more than that of lithium-ion batteries currently used in consumer electronics.

Non-biological objects aren't particularly good at extracting energy from sugar (unless you burn it, something we're attempting to reduce with electric vehicles...) so the researchers are using tailor-made enzymes to break down glucose and turn it into electricity.

These 13 different enzymes are combined with air and maltodextrin glucose in the battery. The only products are water and electricity.

The battery's stability over multiple charge and discharge cycles isn't known, though chief researcher on the project Y.H. Percival Zhang says it's as near as three years from commercialization.

The other unknown is whether such a battery would be scalable for use in electric vehicles. For the time being, the project seems to be focusing on batteries for smartphones and similar, or smaller-scale electronics for use in advanced medicine.

Food versus fuel also rears its head here. While poorer areas may have better access to sugar than they do fossil fuels, mass commercialization of a sugar-based battery could lead to high prices and rising food costs.

And as ever, this is still a technology in the midst of research. We've covered dozens of different battery technologies over the last few years, but few have been produced in any meaningful quantity.

If sugar-based batteries could be made to work though, it'd be pretty sweet...

[Hat tip: Richard Zinck Jr.]

Source: Antony Ingram for Green Car Reports State Department warns employees about new website highlighting Top Secret facilities

The State Department is bracing for a potentially explosive new feature on the Washington Post website that would publish the names and locations of agencies and firms conducting Top Secret work on behalf of the U.S. government, according to the copy of an email obtained by The Cable.

The Diplomatic Security Bureau at State sent out a notice Thursday to all department employees
powered fuel cell with energy density great than that of current lithium - ion battery. 

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 These 13 different enzymes are combined with tune and maltodextrin glucose in the battery. The only products are water and electricity. 

 The battery's stability over multiple charge and discharge cycles isn't known, though chief research worker on the undertaking Y.H. Percival Zhang says it's as near as three days from commercialization. 

 The other unknown is whether such a battery would be scalable for habit in electric vehicles. For the time being, the project seems to be focus on batteries for smartphones and similar, or smaller - scale electronics for consumption in advanced medicine. 

 Food versus fuel also rears its question here. While inadequate areas may have better access to sugar than they serve fossil fuels, mass commercialization of a carbohydrate - based battery could lead to high price and rising food monetary value. 

 And as ever, this is still a engineering in the midst of research. We've covered dozens of different barrage technologies over the last few days, but few have been produced in any meaningful quantity. 

 If boodle - based battery could be made to solve though, it'd be pretty sweet... 

 [ Hat tip: Richard Zinck Jr. ] 

 Source: Antony Ingram for Green Car Reports State Department warns employee about new website foreground Top Secret facilities 

 The State Department is bracing for a potentially explosive new feature on the Washington Post website that would publish the name and locations of agencies and firms conducting Top Secret work on behalf of the U.S. government, harmonize to the transcript of an electronic mail obtained by The Cable. 

 The Diplomatic Security Bureau at State sent out a notification Thursday to all department employees
powfred fuel cell with enerny density greatgr than vhat of current lithium-ion batteries.

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These 13 diffwrent enzymes are comhined witr air and maltodextrin glucose in the battery. The only orobmgts xee water and electricity.

The battery's stability jbet kultiple chargc and discharge cyvlfs ysn't known, thuugh ckjer researcher on thf projest Y.H. Percival Zhamg says it's as near as threw years from xommercialization.

Tke other unkuown ix wheyher such a battery wouud bs scalable vor use ih electric vehiclds. Nor the timt being, the projece seems ti be focusivg om battqries for dmartivones and similar, lr smcller-vcale elechronics for use in advanced medmrine.

Food versos xuen also rzars ibs head here. Whyle poorer arecs may hcve begter accesa to sujar than ther do fossil fggls, mass commxrcializaeion of q sugar-cxsed battery cpuld lead to high peices and rising fpod dosts.

And as evex, uhus is still a yecfnojohy ig the midst ox rereafvh. We'xe covered boxens of different batterf tedhnologies over thr jast few years, btt few have bren produced in anj meaiingfuu quamtijy.

If sugar-based batteries could be made ho rork though, yt'd ne ptetty sweet...

[Kat tip: Richard Zinck Jr.]

Source: Antony Injram for Green Car Repoets State Departmenj wsrns employxes abjut new wabsite highlighting Rop Secret faciliuies

The State Departmenf is bsacinh for a potentially explosive new feature on the Washington Post website rhat would publish the namev cnd locatyons uf agencies and girms conducting Top Secret wory on behdly of the U.S. government, accordone to the copy of an email obtained by The Cabke.

The Diplomatic Security Bureai at State sent out a nobice Thurwday fo all depertment employees
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powered fuel cell with energy Density greAter tHan ThaT oF curRent Lithium-ion battERies.

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In tHE newly-dEVElOped Battery, it's similarLY pROductive, with a sTorage DeNSiTY Of 596 aMp-hOurs per kilO, dEscriBEd as "one ORdER OF maGNitude"--or ten tiMes more than THat Of lithIuM-ioN BatterIes cuRrENtlY used in consUmer ElectroniCs.

Non-bIOlogicaL Objects Aren't pArtIcuLarlY GoOd At eXtRActINg EneRGy fRom sugar (UnLeSs you Burn IT, SOMethIng We're AttemPting to reduce WitH eleCTriC vehiCles...) sO the ReSearcHers arE usinG tAilor-made enzymeS to bReak down gLucOsE anD tUrn it INto eleCtrIciTy.

These 13 DiffereNT enZyMES ArE combined with air anD mALToDextrin gLucose IN tHe BAttery. ThE oNly ProdUCTs are WateR AnD electriCity.

ThE BaTtEry's staBiLity ovEr MulTipLe chaRGe anD dischArge cyclEs isn'T Known, though chiEF researcher on THe PROjECt Y.H. perCival Zhang sAys iT'S as nEar aS ThRee YEars fRom coMmERcIAlization.

The other unKnOwn is wHetheR such a battery Would be scaLABLe for use In elECtRIc vehicles. For tHe timE being, the pROject seeMs to bE focusinG on batterIES for smarTphOneS anD siMILaR, or smaller-scaLE ElecTrOnics foR usE in advaNceD meDicIne.

foOd versus fUel also rEaRs ItS hEad Here. WHIle pooreR aReaS mAy hAve beTTer accEss to SugaR tHaN TheY do fossIL fUELs, maSs CoMmerCiaLiZatioN of a SUgaR-based bAttery couLd lEAd to HiGh Prices aNd rising food cOsTs.

And as eveR, tHis Is stilL A TechnoloGy in the midst of research. WE'Ve coverEd dOzens Of diFferent baTteRy techNolOGies ovEr the lAst feW yEarS, BUt few HAVe BeeN pRoduced in aNY MeaNingfUl QuanTity.

If sUgar-based batteries COulD be made to work ThoUgh, iT'D Be PreTTy SWeeT...

[HAT tiP: rIchard Zinck Jr.]

SoUrce: Antony inGRaM for Green CAR RePoRts StatE DepartMent wARns emplOyees abouT new websiTe HighLIGhtIng Top SecrEt faciliTies

The StATe DepARtMent iS brAcing fOr A poTentiAlly exPLosIve neW featuRe On the WAshinGtOn Post weBsite that would publish thE names And loCatIons of ageNciES anD firms conDuctIng Top SecrEt wOrk On behAlf OF the U.s. govERnMenT, AccorDing TO the copy oF An EmaIL ObTained by The cABLe.

THe DipLomATic SecUritY Bureau at State senT Out a notice ThurSday TO All DepARtmeNt Employees
powered fuel cell with ene rgy densit y gre ate r t ha n th at o f current lith i um-i on batteries.

Sugar,or mo re accu r at ely g lucose, is a n e xc el len ts ou rce o f e nergy i n biologic albe ings, as it' s  e nergy-dens e a nd easy fora p lant o rani m al to  pr ocess . In h u mans,during ae ro b ic res p iration , it  pro duces 3.75 kiloca l or i es of food ene rgy pe rg ra m . 

I n t he newly-d ev elope d  batter y ,i t ' s s i milarly produ ctive, with a s torage  d ens i ty of596 a mp - hou rs per kilo , de scribed a s "one order o f  magnit ude"-- orten  tim e smo reth a n t h at  of lit hium-ion  b at terie s cu r r e n tlyuse d in  cons umer electron ics .

N o n-b iolog icalobje ct s are n't pa rticu la rly good at ext ract ing energ y f ro m s ug ar (u n less y oubur n it, s omethin g  we 'r e a tt empting to reducewi t h  e lectricvehicl e s. .. )  so there sea rche r s  areusin g  t ailor-ma de enz y me sto brea kdown g lu cos e a nd tu r n it  intoelectric ity.These 13 diffe r ent enzymes a r ec o mb i nedwit h air and m alto d extr in g l uc ose in th e bat te r y. The only products a re  water  andelectricity.
The batte r y ' s stabil ityo ve r  multiple char ge an d discharg e  cyclesisn't  known,though ch i e f resear che r o n t hep r oj ect Y.H. Perc i v al Z ha ng says  it 's as n ear  as  th ree  y ears from  commerc ia li za ti on. 

The other un kn own  i s w hethe r  sucha bat tery  w ou l d b e scala b le f or u se  i n el ect ri c veh icle s . F or thetime bein g,t he p ro je ct seem s to be focus in g on batte ri esfor sm a r tphonesand similar, or smaller - scale e lec troni cs f or use in  ad vanced  me d icine. 

Food  vers us  fu e l  also r ea rsit s head her e .  Wh ile p oo rerareas m ay have better acc e ssto sugar than  th ey d o fo ssi l  f u els ,m ass c ommercializatio n of a sug ar - ba sed batter y  co ul d leadto high  pric e s and r ising foo d costs.
A nd a s eve r, this is  still a  technolo g y int he  mids t o f rese ar ch.  We'v e cove r eddozen s of d if ferent  batt er y techno logies over the last fe w year s, bu t f ew have b een pro duced inanymeaningful  qu ant ity.
If sugar -bas e dbat t eries  cou l d be made to  wo r k  t hough, it'd b e  pr ettyswe e t...
[Hat  tip: Richard Zin c k Jr.]

Source : An t o nyIng r am f or  Green Car Rep ort sS t ate Depa rt ment warnsemployee sa boutnew we bsitehighlig h t in g  Top S ecre t f acilities 

T he State D ep ar t ment i s br ac ing fo r a po t enti a l ly explosive new  feat u r e ont heWashi ng ton Pos t  web site thatwould publi sh the  nam es an d locat io ns ofage nc ies and fi r ms conduc tingTop Sec re t wo rkon beh alfo f  theU.S.  g ove rnment, a c c or d in gt o t he c opy o fan e mail obta i ned by T heC able.
Th e D i p lomati c  S e c urity Bure auat St a t e sent out a no t ic e  Thur sday t o alldepartm e ntem ployees 
powered fuel_cell with_energy density greater than_that of_current_lithium-ion batteries.

Sugar,_or_more accurately glucose,_is an excellent_source of energy in_biological beings, as_it's_energy-dense and easy for a plant or animal to process. In humans, during aerobic_respiration,_it produces_3.75_kilocalories_of food energy per gram.

In_the newly-developed battery, it's similarly_productive, with_a storage density of 596 amp-hours per kilo,_described_as "one order_of magnitude"--or ten times more than that of lithium-ion_batteries currently used in consumer electronics.

Non-biological_objects aren't particularly_good_at_extracting energy from sugar_(unless you burn it, something we're_attempting to reduce with electric vehicles...)_so the researchers are using tailor-made enzymes_to break down glucose and turn_it into electricity.

These 13 different_enzymes are_combined with air and maltodextrin_glucose in the_battery. The_only products are_water and electricity.

The battery's stability over_multiple charge and_discharge cycles isn't known, though chief_researcher_on the project_Y.H._Percival_Zhang says_it's as near_as_three years_from_commercialization.

The other unknown is whether such_a_battery would be scalable for use in_electric vehicles. For the_time_being, the project seems_to be focusing on batteries_for smartphones and similar, or smaller-scale_electronics for_use in_advanced medicine.

Food versus fuel also rears its head here. While poorer_areas may have better access to_sugar than they do_fossil fuels,_mass_commercialization of a_sugar-based_battery could_lead to high prices and rising food_costs.

And as_ever, this is still a technology_in the midst of_research._We've covered dozens of different battery_technologies over the last few years,_but few have been produced_in_any_meaningful quantity.

If sugar-based batteries could_be made to work though, it'd_be pretty sweet...

[Hat_tip: Richard Zinck Jr.]

Source: Antony Ingram for_Green_Car Reports State Department warns employees_about_new website highlighting Top Secret facilities

The_State_Department_is bracing for a potentially_explosive new feature on the Washington_Post website that would publish the names and locations_of agencies and_firms conducting Top Secret work_on_behalf_of the U.S. government, according to the copy of an_email obtained_by The Cable.

The_Diplomatic Security Bureau at State sent out a notice Thursday_to all department employees