All-bacterial battery makes a nutrient when charged, eats it to discharge

But the ultimate destination of this electron transport chain doesn’t have to be a chemical. There are a variety of bacteria that ultimately send the electrons off into the environment instead. And researchers have figured out how to turn these into a fuel cell, harvesting the electrons to do something useful. While some of these […]

New Battery Breakthrough Could Double Your Smartphone’s Life

The case against solar power, electric planes, and much progress is “you can’t beat physics. Batteries are too heavy” yet here is a breakthrough that could cut the weight of a battery in half. Now predicted for longer life smartphone batteries, the implication is that we really don’t know the limits to storing energy SolidEnergy […]