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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:52 am Post subject: Virus-built Battery Could Power Cars, Electronic Devices |
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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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