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WATCH | Scientists create edible and rechargeable battery

Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology have created a prototype of an edible and rechargeable battery, made entirely from food products.

Rechargeable edible batteries made from food are displayed at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, as part of ongoing research on its use in health diagnostics, food monitoring and edible soft robotics, in Milan, Italy, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Rechargeable edible batteries made from food are displayed at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, as part of ongoing research on its use in health diagnostics, food monitoring and edible soft robotics, in Milan, Italy, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco (CLAUDIA GRECO)

Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology have created a prototype of an edible and rechargeable battery, made entirely from food products.

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