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+ - Fuel Cell Runs on Brain Power->

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sciencehabit writes "MIT researchers have designed an implantable glucose fuel cell that can generate electricity from the cerebrospinal fluid around the brain. The results of these efforts show that a few hundred microwatts of power could be harvested from glucose within the cerebrospinal fluid with no adverse physiological effects. A few hundred microwatts is certainly not enough energy to power, say, a pair of Google glasses, or, for fans of The Matrix, an entire alternate reality. But it is enough to fuel futuristic, highly efficient brain implants that could allow paralyzed patients to regain the ability to move their arms and legs."
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Fuel Cell Runs on Brain Power

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