Bacteria Can Build Nanowires 94
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Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have discovered that under certain conditions, some very common bacteria can form nanowires. These bacteria were able to produce nanowires as small as 10 nanometers in diameter, but which can reach hundreds of microns in length. What is interesting here is that these nanowires are electrically conductive ones. This means that bacteria could be used to build microbial fuel cells or bacteria-powered batteries. As one researcher said, 'Earth appears to be hard-wired.'"
Bob the bacteria (Score:4, Funny)
Can we build it?
Yes we can!
Sorry, not enough caffeine
Boring. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Mutation danger (Score:3, Funny)
Don't Worry!! We can Genetically Engineer(TM) that evolution out of the little critters! Plus We can make them construct the wires, Better, Stronger, Faster!!! No I didn't see Jurassic Park, What's your Point!?!!?
Gene Therapy(TM) is the Future of the Human Race!!!!! Of All Life on Earth!!!11111oneoneeleven
What would you clean the wires with? (Score:3, Funny)
Obligatory (Score:2, Funny)
Hooray and W00t in order. (Score:3, Funny)
Virus scan your batteries (Score:2, Funny)
I knew Douglas Adams was right. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My teacher was a bacteria colony? (Score:2, Funny)
Engineer student: Oh I thought this was Hardware Design 101, not politics.
Surfer: Dude, y'er thinking Dubya. The prof wants to talk about Wire again this semester.
Ms. Coli: Actually, we will be talking about Wire for the next 3.5 million semesters. Today we begin trying to understand why it hurts when the wire comes out.
I wonder (Score:3, Funny)
Pentium, Bacterium.. what's in a name?
Or: the new PetriDish(tm) cpu: bringing multimedia and culture to your desktop!
Re:Bacteria powered pacemakers? (Score:2, Funny)