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Italian Institute of Technology Edible Rechargeable Battery: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 | TIME

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SPECIAL MENTION: Batteries are ubiquitous and often end up in kids’ stomachs, where they can cause devastating injuries. Now, researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology in Milan have developed a small, rechargeable battery that’s also entirely edible. Supplying enough juice to power a small LED device for more than 10 minutes, not only could it reduce the number of child battery injuries, it could one day be instrumental in medical devices that are embedded in the body. CONTACT US AT LETTERS@TIME.COM. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. These cookies allow us to

SPECIAL MENTION : Batteries are ubiquitous and often end up in kids’ stomachs, where they can cause devastating injuries. Now, researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology in Milan have developed a small, rechargeable battery that’s also entirely edible. Supplying enough juice to power a small LED device for more than 10 minutes, not only could it reduce the number of child battery injuries, it could one day be instrumental in medical devices that are embedded in the body.

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