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Researchers develop renewable and biodegradable power sources using bacteriaPromotion: four researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar have explored ways to develop energy sources that are both renewable and compostable using bacteria and biomaterials.

What If Our Phones Had Skin?Sheathing cell phones in a living, electricity-generating skin made by bacteria could change how we relate to them and how they are charged.

Electric SkinConverting air humidity to electricity with innovative biomaterials

Secrid Talent Podium - Electric SkinElectric Skin is a speculative idea that can change how we relate to daily electronic objects, such as our phones. A team of female biodesigners use bacteria that naturally produce electrical proteins for use in electronics. It could be possible to make compostable electronics by integrating these proteins into algae-based biomaterials.

Electric Skin: The Future of Compostable Energy SourcesThe Electric Skin project harnesses bacteria and biomaterials to create a flexible battery with renewable and compostable properties. Read more here.

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