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The usual generation of power from waste is to use microbes to break down waste material into methane, which is then burned (or powers a fuel cell) . This advance from Oregon State University, USA has the microbes creating free electrons which directly produces electricity in a fuel cell...<br><br><a href="http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2012/aug/major-advance-made-generating-electricity-wastewater">http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2012/aug/major-advance-made-generating-electricity-wastewater</a>
<br><br><div>Waste handling and power generation are two major issues for any long term space habitation and humanity's survival. Such Bio-hacking research (or education) projects are well worth studying and would probably be of interest to the Hackerspace Space Program.</div><div><br><div>
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