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James House-Lantto

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-algae-was-hooked-up-to-a-computer-last-year-here-s-what-we-ve-learned

Engineers from the University of Cambridge have run a microprocessor for 6 months using a common species of cyanobacteria. The cell only slightly larger than a AA battery produced over four microwatts per square centimeter. It's not much, but might be perfect for lower end IoT devices.

#Science #IoT #UniversityOfCambridge #Cambridge #Biophotovoltaic

Scientists Have Powered a Basic Computer With Just Algae For Over 6 Months

In a ghastly vision of a future cut off from sunlight, the machine overloads in the Matrix movie series turned to sleeping human bodies as sources of electricity. If they'd had sunlight, algae would undoubtedly have been the better choice.

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