Scientists hail bio-batteries breakthrough

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Better understanding of how bacteria produce and conduct electricity opens up potential for generating power from waste products

Harnessing bacteria to generate clean electricity from waste is quickly becoming science fact, not fiction, according to UK researchers. A team from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has shown how...

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