TechLighten » battery http://techlighten.com TechLighten yourself on everything tech! Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:16:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Micro Batteries built from viruses, for micro level applications http://techlighten.com/energy/micro-batteries-built-from-viruses-for-micro-level-applications/ http://techlighten.com/energy/micro-batteries-built-from-viruses-for-micro-level-applications/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:55:09 +0000 Abbas http://techlighten.com/?p=288 Ever seen a micro battery? I haven’t caz its invisible to the naked eye. Well, team from MIT is currently working on such kind of a micro battery that uses genetically modified viruses and use them as a replacement for ultra-thin wires. Basically, the genetically modified viruses “start making protein coats that collect molecules of cobalt oxide to form ultra-thin wires — together, the anode”.

Can’t really understand all this MIT-gibberish? Well here’s what it does in simple words: The MIT team magically force the viruses to start storing energy for all your future micro-gadgets. The viruses even though dislike all constructive stuff like this and love to spread bad diseases instead, are forced to work in these micro batteries for ever and ever. How sad.

What you see in the image is the device used to test those micro batteries, the batteries themselves cant be seen by us mortal human beings.

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