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Microbes That Produce Miniature Electrical Wires

Posted by samzenpus on from the nano-doozers dept.

anukit writes "Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered a tiny biological structure that is highly electrically conductive. This breakthrough helps describe how microorganisms can clean up groundwater and produce electricity from renewable resources. It may also have applications in the emerging field of nanotechnology, which develops advanced materials and devices in extremely small dimensions."

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  1. Can't resist... by rbarreira · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I for one welcome our new electricity conducting microbe overlords.

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  2. Re:Wow. by bryan986 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The FBI does it all the time

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  3. Re:Possible cyberjack material? by failure-man · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Read the, read the article? Blasphemy! You must be educated in the ways of Slashdot . . . . . .

  4. I predict by abulafia · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    that the S&M community will find a ton of interesting, uses. And also that everyone else will be distraught everytime Newsweek recycles the topic, and need to Do Something, with exceptions for watching what other people do.

    -I heart ubiquitous computing

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  6. Re:Possible applications in biological computing? by 5plicer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Could someone please explain to me why on earth my original post was modded offtopic? I was suggestion an application of this new discovery. That is, creating neurones which could survive in an oxygen deprived environment. Surely this could be useful?

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  7. Re:Possible applications in biological computing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I pity the short sighted fool who modded you offtopic. Good question.

  8. I have a theory... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Crack addiction. Occasionally crack addicts get mod points on slashdot and this happens.

  9. Re:Possible cyberjack material? by dhakbar · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He never said he read the article.

    So not only are you using a tired old joke that should never be rewarded with positive modding; you are also lacking in reading comprehension.

  10. Re:The ultimate techno weapon by Muttley · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why do you want India and China to return to an agrarian state? Large tracts of these countries do still operate like this, but I think it is good for them and for the world to have strong economies and production centres in these countries.

    Which is better? Now that A has developed X, we can work straight away on returning the United States to an agrarian state, or now that A has developed X we can work on improving living conditions and production capacity across the world.

    Deliberately repressing progress in these countries helps no-one.

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  11. Re:Possible cyberjack material? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think he means Tubgirl.

  12. Re:The Field of Biomimicry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you are a nigger