Researchers are putting viruses to work in the lab, using them to build tiny devices that gather energy from mechanical forces, like the press of a finger, to run a small liquid-crystal display.<\/p>\n
“More research is needed, but our work is a promising first step toward the development of personal power generators, actuators for use in nano-devices, and other devices based on viral electronics,” study researcher Seung-Wuk Lee, at the University of California \u2014 Berkeley, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Scientists at the US Department of Energy\u2018s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have harnessed the energy producing power of a harmless phage virus.<\/p>\n
“The scientists coated a postage-stamp-sized electrode with specially engineered, harmless viruses that, when tapped, generated enough electricity to power a small LCD display.”<\/p>\n
The power produced by the resulting viruses didn\u2019t generate a huge amount of electricity. In fact they produced, “just six nanoamperes, the equivalent of about one-quarter the voltage supplied by a AAA battery \u2014 but it was a start.”<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re now working on ways to improve on this proof-of-principle demonstration,\u201d Lee said. \u201cBecause the tools of biotechnology enable large-scale production of genetically modified viruses, piezoelectric materials based on viruses could offer a simple route to novel microelectronics in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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