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Virus-built Battery Could Power Cars, Electronic Devices

 
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:52 am    Post subject: Virus-built Battery Could Power Cars, Electronic Devices Reply with quote
Three years ago, an MIT team led by Belcher reported that it had engineered viruses that could build an anode by coating themselves with cobalt oxide and gold and self-assembling to form a nanowire. The 'virus batteries' have the energy capacity and power performance similar to the rechargeable batteries. The prototype battery...read more
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