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Scientists hail bio-batteries breakthrough
2013-03-25 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Harnessing bacteria to generate clean electricity from waste is quickly becoming science fact, not fiction, according to UK researchers. A team from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has shown how to "tether" bacteria directly to electrodes, bringing scientists a step closer to creating efficient microbial fuel cells or "bio-batteries". Findings published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) detail show that proteins on the surface of modified marine...
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