Sentences with phrase «microbial fuel cell power»

Maximilian Fremerey, Steven Weyrich, Danja Voges, Hartmut Witte Sub-millilitre Microbial Fuel Cell power for soft robots.

«The microbes eat organic material and transfer electrons to an anode buried in the sediment,» said Timothy Ewing, the Ph.D. student who helped put together the microbial fuel cell powering the lights.

Not exact matches

Previously, researchers have produced hydrogen gas in microbial - powered, batterylike fuel cells, but only when they supplemented the energy produced by the bacteria with electrical energy from external sources — such as that obtained from renewable sources or burning fossil fuels, says Bruce Logan, an environmental engineer at Pennsylvania State University, University Park.

A microbial fuel cell — which generates power by feeding organic matter (which saliva has lots of) to bacteria, which, in turn, produce electrons — was a natural candidate for their projects.

«The microbial fuel cell could power lights for a full - size tree — we just don't have the room for that,» says Haluk Beyenal, associate professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering.

A foldable, paper - based, urine - fueled, microbial fuel cell system that powers an emergency radio beacon has been developed by researchers at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).

Controlling methanogenesis and improving power production of microbial fuel cell by lauric acid dosing

One innovation that could play a big part in wastewater reclamation (and its energy footprint) is using microbial fuel cells in the process, in order to at least partially power wastewater treatment facilities sustainably.

These initiatives include efforts for microbial fuel cells, advanced photovoltaics, biofuel, and wave power.