A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt. About the size of a standard paperback book, the completely soil-powered technology could fuel underground sensors used in precision agriculture and green infrastruct

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.

  • vext01English
    90·
    9 months ago

    For low power applications. You won’t be charging your phone off this.

    • RealFknNitoEnglish
      50·
      9 months ago

      Depends on how many fuel cells you get and are able to shovel dirt into