NEWS FROM THE FUTURE: Biobatteries get a hydrogen boost
Synthetic enzyme turns air and gas into electricity
28 March 2023 - 05:00
Dateline: 23 March 2028
It’s an old trick in science class to make an LED light glow using just a potato as the battery, but bacterial fuel cells and biological batteries have come a long way in recent years. We’ve known for ages that some bacteria and plant enzymes can liberate electrons from bio feedstocks, but it’s been almost impossible to turn those lab experiments into useful devices or energy sources...
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