Angela Belcher and her team of bioengineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) combined nanotechnology with genetically engineered viruses to build batteries that could power hybrid cars and cell phones.
A virus known as M13 bacteriophage(attracted to inorganic materials), which are harmless to humans. Each of the virus build the positively and negatively charged end of lithiu-ion batteries.The size for this battery still an issue but the team hopes to be able to create a battery that can take the shape of whatever container in which it is housed.
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