Viruses Tapped To Create Spray-On Batteries

disco_tracy writes "Two different viruses have been used to create the cathode and anode for a lithium-ion battery. If research pans out, the parts could be grown in and harvested from tobacco plants and then woven into or sprayed onto clothing to power a wide range of electronic devices."

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Nah man

[Peach Rings]

The only reason tobacco is illegal is cause back in the early 21st century the battery industry stepped in to prevent competition. They ran smear campaigns to try to make tobacco use look immoral and -fffffffff- unhealthy.

Re:For the military?

[WrongSizeGlass]

You mean like an antibatteryotic?

10 fold increase in capacity!

[_avs_007]

I'm more excited about the 10 fold increase in capacity of this new silicon cathode than I am of the fact that it's sprayable, etc...

Re:10 fold increase in capacity!

[pspahn]

The silicon-based lithium ion battery anode showed a nearly 10-fold increase in capacity over existing graphite anodes, said Culver.

Capacity of what? So vague. Does this translate to batteries having 1000% of the present capabilities? Per what? cm2? oz? what kind of units are we talking here? Or are we just looking at the numbers game?

No video?

[Dexter Herbivore]

It's a pity that there's no video of the process... then it could go *viral*.

Laundry?

[locopuyo]

What happens when you do laundry?

Needs Beer

[SuperKendall]

Batteries made of disease and tobacco?

You only need to add alcohol to have a trifecta of sins. The power I imagine comes straight from the Devil?

Then the question is finally answered:

[Two99Point80]

"Who wears short shorts?"