well, its not the yeasts waste thats the problem. the human body will deal with dead yeast, alcohol, ketones, and co2 with ease.
Its getting the waste out of the fuel cell, and leaving everything else in. On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Really. See: > > http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16882-yeastpowered-fuel-cell-feeds-on-human-blood.html > > It produces ~40 nanowatts which is enough for things like pacemakers. > > This is actually a good idea. If the device lasts for a long time it will > have all of the advantages of a low power implanted cold fusion device. For > high power applications such as heart pumps (VAD) and prosthetic arms, a > cold fusion device would probably be better. Although, come to think of it, > chemical fuel in the body powers natural heart tissue so that should be > enough to power a mechanical heart pump. > > They have not solved the problem of removing the yeast's waste products. > > - Jed > >
