iPhone Powered By Viruses? Berkeley Scientists Move Closer
 

The scientists tapped a finger on an electrode coated with the viruses and the viruses then converted the force of the tap into an electric charge.

Joanna Stern - YAHOO - May 14, 2012

Viruses might eventually be able to power the very phone, computer or tablet you're reading this article on. And we're not talking about those digital viruses or infestations - trojans, worms, and whatnot.

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Berkeley Lab have found a way to generate power using human viruses. Yes, those viruses inside your body. With a harmless specially engineered M13 virus, the group has been able to power a small display. The viruses can covert mechanical force into electricity.

"In near future, we believe that we can develop personal electric generators. Basically, all of our daily activity related to mechanical movement (or vibration): walking, jogging, typing, etc.," Seung-Wuk Lee, a faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab's Physical Biosciences Division, told ABC News. "For example, by installing our piezoelectric thin films on your shoes, we can convert our walking energy to electric energy. Therefore, with a phone in our pocket connected to our shoes, we can charge our phone."... [Read More]

Re: iPhone Powered By Viruses? Berkeley Scientists Move Closer
 

Put these in the tires of a Leaf and you would never have to recharge the battery!!!!!

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Re: iPhone Powered By Viruses? Berkeley Scientists Move Closer
 

I like the way you think, Herm!

Re: iPhone Powered By Viruses? Berkeley Scientists Move Closer
 

perpetual motion machine mean anything to you? :P