Biohybrid battery harvests energy from electric bacteria

KIT researchers have created a “biohybrid” system built around a hydrogel that can support microbes while effectively collecting their energy

Some bacteria are known to produce their own electricity, which could make them useful in batteries and fuel cells. But…

Full text: https://newatlas.com/energy/biohybrid-battery-electric-bacteria/

Author

Michael Irving

Source

New Atlas, 2020-04-09.

Supplier

American Chemical Society (ACS)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

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