BusinessGreen: Harnessing bacteria to generate clean electricity from waste is quickly becoming science fact, not fiction, according to UK researchers.
A team from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has shown how to "tether" bacteria directly to electrodes, bringing scientists a step closer to creating efficient microbial fuel cells or "bio-batteries".
Findings published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) detail show that proteins on the surface of modified marine...