Researchers Create The First Living Nanowire From Bacteria

by Aaron

Will history remember this as the dawning of the Age of the Cyborg?

Researchers have created what they call a “living nanowire” using an usual type of bacteria that has long filaments outside its body and conducts electrons better than some metals. This could be an important first step in merging biological systems with electronics for small organic batteries or biological superconductors that are much cheaper to produce than silicon-chip based technologies.

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Researchers Create The First Living Nanowire From Bacteria

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