[SpaceProgram] Microbes generating electricity directly from wastewater

[Jerry Isdale]

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...

http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2012/aug/major-advance-made-generating-electricity-wastewater 

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.

Jerry Isdale
isdale at gmail.com



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