Monday, February 17, 2020

New green technology generates electricity 'out of thin air'

Electrical engineers and microbiologists have created a device they call an 'Air-gen.' or air-powered generator, with electrically conductive protein nanowires produced by the microbe Geobacter. The Air-gen connects electrodes to the protein nanowires in such a way that electrical current is generated from the water vapor naturally present in the atmosphere.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SybMUS

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