16 Year old kid makes renewable energy breakthrough

[rwolf]

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70882-0.html?tw=wn_index_2

Not bad at all. :smile:

 

[Neeyik]

Top effort but...

Current and power were sustained at 25 microamps and 5.5 microwatts, respectively, beyond 48 hours at a resistance of 10 kohms.

Long way to go unfortunately before we're all using bug-batteries.

 

[RussSchultz]

Renewable energy from teenagers? Old news. Argon Oil and ZAZ figured that out in the 70's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kentucky_Fried_Movie

 

[Simon F]

Renewable energy from teenagers? Old news. Argon Oil and ZAZ figured that out in the 70's.

Oh, that movie was brilliant... ahh...The "Catholic School g..." segment. I remember sitting down to watch the video with my parents (who didn't know what was on it) when I was a young teenager.

 

[GeLeTo]

not a big deal

Madiraju put the free-floating bacteria, which are essentially tiny magnets, into plastic boxes less than a fifth of a cubic inch. Metal strips on two sides act as electrodes and get them spinning, generating a magnetic field and an electric current.

And how is this different or more practical than just spinning a magnet?

 

[rwolf]

I guess they are the "power source" that does the spinning.