biological fuel cell Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:08:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New Mitochondria Fuel Cells Could Generate Electricity From Sugar or Fats https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mitochondria-fuel-cell-20100825/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mitochondria-fuel-cell-20100825/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:08:18 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=9641 Mitochondria, also called "the cells' powerhouses", may one day replace batteries as we know them. Scientists from the University of Missouri invented and developed a new fuel cell based on these also called "organelles" (the internal organs of cells). The fuel cell is able to feed on sugars and fats, just like mitochondria in the organisms do.

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