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Eco-friendly battery gets activated with water

Updated on: 14 April,2024 07:42 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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The details of this research were published in the journal RSC Applied Interfaces.

Eco-friendly battery gets activated with water

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Researchers at Tohoku University have created a new type of battery made from paper that activates with water, offering a more eco-friendly alternative to traditional batteries. This paper battery is inspired by how plants breathe and use sunlight to make food. It uses magnesium, a common metal, to generate electricity from oxygen in the air and water. This innovative battery, free from harmful materials, showed strong performance with a voltage of 1.8 volts. It was effectively used in devices like pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen levels in blood, and GPS sensors. The details of this research were published in the journal RSC Applied Interfaces.


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