Japanese company rolls out cell phone charger with built-in zinc-air battery
The battery can store up to 13 Ah and generates a voltage of 5 volts. Once it’s empty, it can be mailed back to KFE for a hydroxyl ion refill.
The device itself measures 2.3 x 5 x 9cm. Users have to open the cover to expose the battery to oxygen to trigger a reaction between hydroxyl ions and zinc so that electrons are generated.
KFE launches sales by the end of this month, but (apart from a short text-only news release) there is no further information to be found on the company’s Japanese website at this point.
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