News in the ooze? (Letters).I found "Voltage from the Bottom of the Sea: Ooze-dwelling microbes can power electronics" (SN: 7/13/02, p. 21) both interesting and troubling. In essence, the article describes a bioelectrochemical fuel cell that has been under constant investigation since the 1960s, when such studies were funded by NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and the Office of Naval Research The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia (Ballston), is the office within the U.S. Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S. . These devices have been variously referred to as biochemical bi·o·chem·is·try n. 1. The study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms; biological chemistry; physiological chemistry. 2. fuel cells, biological fuel cells, and biofuel cells A biofuel cell uses living organisms to produce electricity. It may refer to:
STEPHEN R. LARSON, MADBURY, N.H. |
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