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Fizzy Phone: Mobile Runs On Coca-Cola

14-01-2010 2:04pm

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Bulky mobile phone chargers could soon be a thing of the past with handsets running on soft drinks instead.

Daizi Zheng designed the 'greenphone', which is powered by Coca-Cola, as part of her final university project.

The Central Saint Martins graduate came up with the concept for Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia.

Ms Zheng said the prototype could run up to four times longer than a traditional lithium ion battery and has the potential to be fully biodegradable.

The greenphone's bio battery generates electricity using enzymes to catalyse sugar in the drink.

As the battery dies out, only water and oxygen are left behind.

Unfortunately, Nokia will not be developing the greenphone prototype further in the near future.

Ms Zheng told Sky News: "At the time they wanted something to bring out within the next two years and thought my design was too futuristic."

But she added that bio batteries are being developed by large electronics companies and may be on the market in the next five years.

Coke: is there anything it can't do? :pac:

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#2 14-01-2010 2:05pm

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Celticfire wrote: »

Coke: is there anything it can't do? :pac:

Bring back John Belushi?

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#3 14-01-2010 2:07pm

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The idea will FIZZ out soon.

Ill get my coat

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#4 14-01-2010 2:14pm

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So Coke is the same as battery acid yes?

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#5 14-01-2010 2:16pm

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Hopefully the technology won't be bought by big business and then conveniently shelved.

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#6 14-01-2010 2:17pm

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If you fill it with Pepsi does it explode?

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#7 14-01-2010 2:19pm

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I can run my phone off a few potatoes. Not very practical though.

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#8 14-01-2010 2:25pm

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Enzymes my ass. I bet its mentos.

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#9 14-01-2010 2:26pm

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Magnus wrote: »

Hopefully the technology won't be bought by big business and then conveniently shelved.

Well, it was developed for Nokia...

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#10 14-01-2010 2:31pm

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smythwicks wrote: »

The idea will FIZZ out soon.

Ill get my coat

Reception was a bit flat.

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#11 14-01-2010 2:33pm

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Celticfire wrote: »

Daizi Zheng designed the 'greenphone', which is powered by Coca-Cola, as part of her final university project.

Well I have an Apple I-phone coming out that runs on Bulmers........... beat that Daizi Zheng.

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#12 14-01-2010 9:05pm

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Celticfire wrote: »

Coke: is there anything it can't do? :pac:

Yeah, post a link to prove that this isn't a load of guff. You know the rules - link or it doesn't exist

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#13 14-01-2010 9:07pm

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We all remember the potato battery experiments right?

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#14 14-01-2010 9:08pm

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Fingers McGee wrote: »

Yeah, post a link to prove that this isn't a load of guff. You know the rules - link or it doesn't exist

Ok. :P

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#15 14-01-2010 9:11pm

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Celticfire wrote: »

Ok. :P

Hmmm, where in there is it exactly? There's a lot of shite on that page

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#16 14-01-2010 9:13pm

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Can you get a slimmer phone if you use Diet Coke?

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#17 14-01-2010 9:15pm

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I bet she'll go Ms Zhing soon enough

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#18 14-01-2010 9:19pm

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Fingers McGee wrote: »

Hmmm, where in there is it exactly? There's a lot of shite on that page

Nowhere, here's the link

http://-fizzy-phone-mobile-runs-on-coca-cola-

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