Renewable Energy Wars: Living Microbial Electricity Generators Vs. The Nukes
Some day in the sparkling green future, giant living masses of bacteria will generate renewable energy from nuclear waste sites.
Some day in the sparkling green future, giant living masses of bacteria will generate renewable energy from nuclear waste sites.
A new study shows that the bacteria Geobacter really does conduct electricity like a copper wire, opening up a new field for self-assembling electronics.
Ah, the wonders of science. Though, I can’t yet say if I’m all that thrilled about bacteria being engineered to produce electricity. Would hate to see what would happen if it all got out of hand. Maybe we should just stick to the trustworthy and cheap renewables we have today. … [continued]
Discovered in the mud of the Potomac River, a microbe called Geobacter has been quietly showing off its unique electrical properties for a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts for the past 20 years. The researchers, lead by microbiologist Derek Lovley, are developing ways to harness Geobacter for … [continued]
A team of researchers at Michigan State University has solved the mystery of how Geobacter bacteria found in soils manage to clean up nuclear waste and generate electricity at the same time. Going a step further, the team genetically engineered a Geobacter strain that does an even better job of it.
The workhorse of the microbe world could turn out to be Geobacter, a hairy looking organism that is actually capable of generating an electric current from mud or wastewater. Professor Derek Lovley and a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have announced that they successfully evolved a … [continued]