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04-08-2009, 08:23 AM
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New virus-built battery could power cars, electronic devices
New virus-built battery could power cars, electronic devices - MIT News Office
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For the first time, MIT researchers have shown they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lithium-ion battery...
The new batteries, described in the April 2 online edition of Science, could be manufactured with a cheap and environmentally benign process: The synthesis takes place at and below room temperature and requires no harmful organic solvents, and the materials that go into the battery are non-toxic.
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