A Chinese woman claims she has invented a method for powering mobile phones with cans of soft drink Coca-Cola.
Daizi Zheng told Sky News her method relies on powering devices with Coca-Cola used to charge “green” batteries which are more environmentally friendly than lithium alternatives.
“The concept is using bio battery … to create a pollution-free environment,” she said. “By using bio battery as the power source of the phone, it only needs a pack of sugary drink and it generates water and oxygen while the battery dies out,” she said.
Zheng claims the phone can run three-to-four times longer than normal batteries, and is completely biodegradable. After originally designing the batteries for Nokia, Zheng claims the company passed on the idea as it was “too futuristic”.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
