Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Yield Secret To Tiny Batteries, Big Medical Advances (image)

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UVA's Edward H. Egelman, PhD, and his collaborators at Yale and the University of California, Irvine,Y have revealed a structure never before seen in nature, one scientists can co-opt to miniaturize electronics, create powerful-yet-tiny batteries, build pacemakers without wires and develop a host of other medical advances.
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Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications
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