It has been over two centuries since the invention of the world’s first ever Voltaic Pile by Alessandro Volta. We have come a long way since then, with electrochemical energy storage having been enhanced numerous times and seeing a number of power sources. Now, a new living-battery breakthrough will have us saying goodbye to lithium power forever, as its results have stunned scientists all around the world.
The new living-battery breakthrough
We believe Britney Spears’ hit song, “Oops… I did it again!” should be the new theme song of China, because if you have not guessed, the country has gone and done it again. A tremendous breakthrough has been made in electrochemical energy storage, as Chinese researchers from the henzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Science have engineered a living battery by utilizing electroactive microorganisms.
According to Interesting Engineering, this…
