Strings of electron-carrying proteins may hold the secret to 'electric bacteria'
Could a unique bacterium be nature's microscopic power plant?
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2018
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News tagged with microbial cells
Enzyme from briny deep resurrected in the lab
Mysterious microbes that thrive in hot and super-salty brine lakes at the bottom of the Red Sea could yield a treasure trove of new enzymes for industrial applications—if only scientists had access to their biological bounty.
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2018
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Researcher discusses the biological crosstalk between microbes and hosts
Stavroula Hatzios listens in on dialogues between infectious bacteria and host cells. Trained in chemistry at MIT and Berkeley, she joined West Campus in January 2017 as a faculty member of the Microbial Sciences Institute ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 29, 2017
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Detection of fermentation processes in electricity-generating bacteria
A research team consisting of Akihiro Okamoto (Senior Researcher, Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials, NIMS), Yoshihide Tokunou (Ph.D. student, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School ...
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2017
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Conducting shell for bacteria
Under anaerobic conditions, certain bacteria can produce electricity. This behavior can be exploited in microbial fuel cells, with a special focus on wastewater treatment schemes. A weak point is the dissatisfactory power ...
Materials Science
Jun 27, 2017
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NRL issued patent for solar microbial fuel cell
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, has received a U.S. patent for a self-assembling, self-repairing, and self-contained microbial photoelectrochemical solar cell driven ...
Materials Science
Jun 22, 2017
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Self-ventilating workout suit keeps athletes cool and dry
A team of MIT researchers has designed a breathable workout suit with ventilating flaps that open and close in response to an athlete's body heat and sweat. These flaps, which range from thumbnail- to finger-sized, are lined ...
Engineering
May 19, 2017
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Microbial fuel cell converts methane to electricity
Transporting methane from gas wellheads to market provides multiple opportunities for this greenhouse gas to leak into the atmosphere. Now, an international team of researchers has taken the first step in converting methane ...
Materials Science
May 17, 2017
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Better than nature: artificial biofilm increases energy production in microbial fuel cells
Microbial fuel cells exploit the metabolism of bacteria in order to generate electricity. A new type of biofilm developed in Bayreuth could soon make this relatively young technology considerably more effective, more stable, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 13, 2017
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Researchers create self-sustaining bacteria-fueled power cell
Instead of oil, coal, or even solar energy, self-sustaining bacterial fuel cells may power the future.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2017
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