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'Juiced-up' battery fueled by sugar could power small portable electronics

Juicing up your cell phone or iPod may take on a whole new meaning in the future. Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have developed a fuel cell that runs on virtually any sugar source -- including soft drinks -- and has the potential to operate three to four times longer on a single charge than conventional batteries, they say. The research will be presented in March at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Chicago.

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