'Poo power' could run mobile devices
Faeces could be used to power a future generation of mobile phones, scientists have said.
Researchers have found a natural process which occurs within bacteria that could help improve “bio batteries”.
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SUBSCRIBEFaeces could be used to power a future generation of mobile phones, scientists have said.
Researchers have found a natural process which occurs within bacteria that could help improve “bio batteries”.
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