Biological Fuel Cells May Power Prosthetics

UGA researchers achieve breakthrough in effort to develop tiny biological fuel cells 06/19/09. University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs. The journal Chemical Science calls the technique "a significant breakthrough for nanotechnology." University of Georgia via Eurekalert!