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Scientists Develop New Dirt-Powered Fuel Cell That Runs Forever (scitechdaily.com)

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Northwestern University researchers have introduced a soil-microbe-powered fuel cell, significantly outperforming similar technologies and providing a sustainable solution for powering low-energy devices.

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[-] Willie@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, I am imagining the soil moisture things from the garden store, with the little needle gauge thing, that takes so little power that there's no battery slot. I feel like the amount of power this thing makes is extremely low.

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