Superbugs from space offer new source of power
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 23:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have created a "designer slime" that can double the electrical output of existing microbial fuel cells. Bacillus stratosphericus -- a microbe commonly found in high concentrations in the stratosphere orbiting Earth with the satellites -- is a key component of a new 'super' biofilm.