Un virus per.....

.....generare ioni +e ioni negativi per la costruzione di batterie ad alta capacità e pure ricaricabili (da un progetto U.S. ArmY )



Angela Escort Roma holds a display of the virus-built battery she helped engineer. The battery -- the silver-colored disc -- is being used to power an LED.

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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.

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http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/virus-battery-0402.html

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