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Pretty much every biochemical process occurs at a rate much faster than by modern hardware. Most of the time, when you want to amplify or replicate something in biochemical labs today, you use existing life forms or enzymes extracted from life forms (e.g. PCR) rather than working from the ground up and building some piece of equipment that could do it for you. Technology usually only exists to simply data organization, but the core work is generally done by mother nature.]]>Apr 3rd 2009 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 4:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/
Biochemical processes are almost always more efficient than the processes that modern electrical circuits govern. Hence, its not surprising that a biological battery is more efficient than a purely electrochemical one.]]>Apr 3rd 2009 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/
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Of course, I'm not the one doing research at MIT, so what I'm saying is just conjecture based on courses I've taken.]]>Apr 3rd 2009 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/
It's not so much like a "house is a 'biological home' because the frame is made of wood."

Its more like a "highway that's built for electrons by the bacteriophages"]]>Apr 5th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/the final convergence]]>Apr 3rd 2009 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/
Though does the bacteria just build the battery (Like protein is built into Amino Acid's) or does it power the battery? like Aerobic respiration or summit, or those little cell based batteries that were mentioned a few years back that could spin 1mm propellers?
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It's basically a way of constructing really miniature batteries. I think someone has mentioned them being flexible too, so you won't have to put up with rectangular objects: you might be able to mould it to go around corners in the device its powering to cram it into the casing and save space.]]>Apr 3rd 2009 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/
thats cool haha first news i've tipped on that's been posted with a thanks to me.]]>Apr 3rd 2009 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/
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...not the technology itself (alright, I admit it's pretty fucking cool) but the fact that we have Skynet, AI on it's way, and now biological batteries.

The worst part of it? It's not machines that are developing this technology as a way to break away and define their culture and eventually overtake and enslave us...it's the HUMAN machines that are getting all the work done.

Does this mean robots will be stupid? Maybe if we build a better battery, when the robots take over, they won't need us to power Machine City. We'll still be enslaved and forced to do the bidding of our robot overlords, yes, but at least they'll negate the need for us to charge their robot dildo's every night...

...although some of you, I suspect, would actually sign up for that occupation...]]>Apr 3rd 2009 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 6:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 3rd 2009 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/]]>Apr 3rd 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.vancouversun.com/Health/researchers+develop+vampire+battery+powered+blood+plasma/1457945/story.html]]>Apr 3rd 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/
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20 years ago this virus/battery idea would've been laughed at. ]]>Apr 3rd 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 4th 2009 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/
Completely useless research if you don't mention which iPod ^o)

No seriously, coz the shuffle ain't the touch or the classic.]]>Apr 4th 2009 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 4th 2009 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 4th 2009 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/mit-builds-battery-from-bacterial-virus-humans-to-power-machine/Apr 7th 2009 10:17PM