Archive for September 15th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:07 — 3.3MB) Today’s Totally Cool Tech: Microbe Powered Fuel Cells (via Technology Review )Microbial fuel cells, which use electrodes in dirt to power a small motor, have long been more or less a laboratory curiosity. Because they generate such a small amount of power, developing them to charge devices would not be practical in places where electricity is readily available. However, Lebônê Solutions, a startup based in Cambridge, MA, aims to use microbial fuel cells to provide power to Africans who are off the grid. Email: tctpodcast@gmail.com |








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