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Berkeley Researchers Create Electricity-Generating Viruses

We’ve seen scientists use viruses to generate electricity in car batteries before, however a team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) believes that they can use harmless viruses to convert mechanical or kinetic energy into electricity. In principle, a generator in the sole of your shoe could charge assorted gadgets [...]
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The Electricity Virus

Society & Culture : The Awl (11 months ago)

"Scientists at the Energy Department’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say they have created a virus that generates electricity. The research is described as a first step toward using genetically engineered viruses to build de... Read Post

Generating Electricity From Viruses

Issues & Causes / Environmentalism : Planetsave (last year)

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have come up with a way to use non-human viruses to create electricity from movement. The researchers were able to create enough e... Read Post

Scientists create first electricity generator powered by viruses

Technology : Emerging Tech (last year)

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a method for generating power using harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into electricity. Read Post


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