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MIT Harnesses a Virus to Make Batteries

Researchers modified the DNA of bacteriophages to produce battery components, which then are stamped onto a thin film.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), viruses are making batteries. This seemingly farfetched practice is the work of a team of scientists who have genetically engineered viruses to produce the components of a microscopic battery, which then can be printed onto a substrate. Led by Angela M. Belcher, professor of biological engineering and materials science and engineering, the team says that the batteries can be transferred to a number of different types of surfaces. They measur...

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