Bacteria Hairs Make Excellent Electrical Wires

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 10:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Scientists found that the electronic arrangement and small molecular separation distances in electrically insulating, hair-like filaments on the surface of Geobacter bacteria give the structures an electrical conductivity comparable to that of copper.

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