http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/ Engadget Comments for Bacteria taught to spin microscopic gears right round, could make for better solar panels http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
they'll be fine , they have a union.]]>Dec 21st 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
I just wonder how long till PETA finds this inhuman. ]]>Dec 21st 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/How about nuclear fusion? They'd be able of doing that.
And you could use these perfectly for turning the wheels of a car much faster heh

But seriously, I wonder how much energy these could give on solar panels. The highest degree of efficiency of photovoltaics is about 40%. I think the physically highest possible efficiency level of photovoltaics is about 95%... Way to go]]>Dec 21st 2009 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
I work in a lab that specializes in B. subtilus, and with all bacteria, you would be surprised. Under the right conditions, and in this particular case with the specific growth surroundings, the bacteria can divide in a way that the growth and development of new bacteria can be used in a way to produce the energy and output needed for this experiment to be successful. This division process can be continued for a long time, until the nutrition source runs out.

Specifically, our experiments were done in a way to induce division in an unnatural, synthetic way, but to produce spores for various uses. The way to induce sporulation can be tweaked to create conditions of poor nutrition to divide continually for the process to continue.]]>Dec 21st 2009 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
Like a record baby, right around, round round...]]>Dec 21st 2009 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
http://xkcd.com/123/]]>Dec 21st 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Thanks for the obligatory dose of xkcd :D]]>Dec 21st 2009 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/I'm spinning around
Move out of my way
I know you're feelin' me 'cuz you like
it like this]]>Dec 21st 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
/sarcasm]]>Dec 21st 2009 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/All's well as long as we keep them from learning how to read.]]>Dec 21st 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
“A person's a person, no matter how small.”]]>Dec 21st 2009 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/>>occasionally]]>Dec 21st 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
So they didn't teach them anything, they just "occasionally" do it? How is this news?

Stupid comment system doesn't like 3 less than signs together...]]>Dec 21st 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Dec 21st 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/
The organisms randomly performed this feat, which is cool but is completely different from TEACHING a microorganism to do something...that would be amazing, this is just cool.]]>Dec 21st 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/bacteria-taught-to-spin-microscopic-gears-right-round-could-mak/Bacteria were spinning because of mood changing music playing in the background: "you spin me right round baby right round like a record baby round round round round"]]>Dec 21st 2009 10:26PM