http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png http://io9.com/tag/battery http://io9.com/tag/battery

All viruses have an organic outer shell, but it turns out that with a little genetic tinkering they can be trained to produce an inorganic outer shell made of gold or cobalt oxide. Angela Belcher's lab at MIT has created an entire factory of trained viruses whose genes have been reprogrammed to grow battery ingredients. They're also growing ingredients for solar cells, as well as computer monitors and water-purification systems. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=357512&view=rss&microfeed=true