Feb

28

Electric Eel Inspired Generator Now At 110 Volts

February 28, 2018 | Leave a Comment

University of Fribourg, along with researchers from the University of Michigan and University of California San Diego, have developed an electric eel-inspired device that produced 110 volts from gels filled with water, called hydrogels. The team led by Michael Mayer is in an effort to create a power source for future implantable technologies. The results […]

Jun

2

Fish Called Rays Generate Electricity In The Lab

June 2, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Scientists from the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC) in Japan have generated power from a torpedo ray in the lab. The scientists removed the electricity producing organ from a torpedo and chemically stimulated the organ by injecting a solution of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine though a syringe. They were able to achieve more than a minute […]

Nov

25

A New Idea – Algae Energizes a Power Cell

November 25, 2015 | Leave a Comment

A team led by Concordia University engineering professor Muthukumaran Packirisamy describe their new invention as a power cell that harnesses electrical energy from the photosynthesis and respiration of blue-green algae. The study paper has been published in the journal Technology. Packirisamy explains, “Both photosynthesis and respiration, which take place in plant’s cells, involve electron transfer […]

Sep

18

Exoelectrogenic Microbes Hooked Up to Make Power

September 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Stanford University engineers have devised a new way to generate electricity from sewage using naturally occurring “wired microbes” as mini power plants.  The exoelectrogenic microbes produce electricity as they digest plant and animal waste. The laboratory prototype is about the size of a D-cell battery and looks like a chemistry experiment, with two electrodes, one […]

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