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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cheryl Jones <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] Date: Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 6:54 PM Subject: Speaking of batteries.... To: [email protected] "New virus-built battery could power cars, electronic devices" Anne Trafton, News Office April 2, 2009 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 virus-produced batteries have the same energy capacity and power performance as state-of-the-art rechargeable batteries being considered to power plug-in hybrid cars, and they could also be used to power a range of personal electronic devices, said Angela Belcher, the MIT materials scientist who led the research team." Read full article here: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/virus-battery-0402.html
