New organic battery can operate for decades

Re:New organic battery can operate for decades by vardump on Thursday August 09, 2018 @08:05AM (#17723411)

I wonder whether designer proteins could one day serve as a battery.

Imagine a species of bacteria producing a self-organizing battery.

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Re:New organic battery can operate for decades by yetihehe on Thursday August 09, 2018 @08:09AM (#17723441)

Maybe not a battery, but there was research at producing supercapacitors from virus capsids. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4782152.stm

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Re:New organic battery can operate for decades by dvfjsdhgfv on Thursday August 09, 2018 @08:08AM (#17723438)

> I wonder whether designer proteins could one day serve as a battery.

It occured to the Wachowskis too.

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Re:New organic battery can operate for decades by TeMPOraL on Thursday August 09, 2018 @09:19AM (#17723915)

You mean, s/ protein//? :).

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Re:New organic battery can operate for decades by AaronM on Thursday August 09, 2018 @11:55AM (#17725279)

Is it just deja vu, or does someone make a comment like this every time an article is posted about organic batteries.

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Re:New organic battery can operate for decades by mnadkvlb on Thursday August 09, 2018 @09:25AM (#17723950)

reminds of the battery from Rick and Morty ! wow

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Re:New organic battery can operate for decades by oh_sigh on Thursday August 09, 2018 @03:50PM (#17727835)

Watch out for prions!

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