Breakthrough in Biological Fuel Cell Development

Researchers from the University of Georgia have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges. This success is considered as 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 chemist Jason Locklin and graduate students Nicholas Marshall and Kyle Sontag grew polymer brushes, made up of chains of thiophene …