While some scientists from MIT are busy reinventing intersections and looking at ways to completely remove traffic lights, others are studying ways to create better batteries for future devices. One of the theories currently being tested with plenty of success is using regular sugar to power a battery that would be as efficient as current "old school" batteries. However, don’t expect to recharge your iPhone with sugar anytime soon. DON’T MISS: 5 free apps for iPhone and Android that will actually change your life MIT used table sugar to heat carbon nanotubes and produce energy. The result was a battery that produces almost the same output as the batteries found in modern electronics, such as-smartphone

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