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Kidney Cells Make Implantable Power Source

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the black-market-batteries dept.

Galactic_grub writes "New Scientist has an interesting round-up of patents related to green power technology. The ideas mentioned include an implantable power source made from stacks of kidney cells that could drive implanted devices like pacemakers, a chemical way to purifying hydrogen, a buckyball-based filter for methane fuel cells and an organism that turns grass cuttings (and other bio-waste) into ethanol."

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  1. In a related patent, I claim a brain in a vat ... by foobsr · · Score: 3, Insightful

    1. An apparatus comprising: at least one cell culture chamber wherein live neurons are maintained and grown; and a means for harnessing the thoughts and ideas generated by the live neurons, said means being connected with said neuron culture chamber.

    Recalling a time when a working example of the device to be patented had to be presented.

    CC.

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