[sudo-discuss] Techcrunch: This Algae Battery Could Power A Tesla With 200X The Charge

[Josiah Zayner]

No actual mention of how anything works and the video doesn't explain 
anything. Are you just passing a current through algae in the video? One 
can pass a current through tap water.....

No offense, but it seems like the TechCrunch article is a paid 
advertisement.... It doesn't say anything.

Is the goal to using algae as electrodes maybe, like previous work of 
others?

Do you think using anything living, like algae could even be used in a Car 
battery? how would it survive heat?, cold? Anything that isn't a normal 
environment? 

Don't algae need light to grow?? How would this work in a battery?



On Saturday, May 31, 2014 10:52:17 AM UTC-7, Biotech Ryan wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> We're super excited for the first bit of coverage on techcrunch of what we 
> hope will be transformative tech for batteries. 
>
>
> http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/30/this-algae-battery-could-power-a-tesla-with-200x-the-charge/ 
> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2014%2F05%2F30%2Fthis-algae-battery-could-power-a-tesla-with-200x-the-charge%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFYTrYlsiOJZyF7VzwHQrwpk0k4ew>
>
> Adam's company, Algas Biotech is developing early stage technology to 
> replace the use of rare metals in batteries (i.e. much more eco friendly 
> and it would remove CO2 from the atmosphere as part of the production of 
> Algae). The technology is still early (with all the expected caveats that 
> early stage science has) but Adam's going to have more news to share in the 
> near future!
>
> All the best,
> Ryan
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