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Spinach May Soon Power Mobile Devices

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-comment-from-olive dept.

neutron_p writes "For the first time, MIT researchers have incorporated a plant's ability to convert sunlight to energy into a solid-state electronic "spinach sandwich" device that may one day power laptops and cell phones."

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  1. Well Blow Me Down! by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Spinach?!? I knew it powered Popeye, so it must be good.

    I wonder why they don't use Algae, seems that stuff works extremely well and multiplies fast to prove the point

    "Dude, your laptop smells like a swamp!"

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