Device uses viruses to harvest electricity from movement
(NEWSER) - Scientists have unveiled what they say could be the forerunner of many virus-powered gadgets. A team at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has created a tiny generator powered by a benign virus, reports the BBC . When a finger touches an electrode coated with viruses, they converted the mechanical energy into electricity. Researchers say viruses have the edge over other substances that convert force into electricity, because they are organic, organize themselves naturally into layers, and replicate themselves by the millions. More»
