the great unwashed in develop countries may lack luxuriousness like electricity , but what they lack in modern conveniences they more than make up for in bacterium . luckily , a team of students from MIT has put two and two together and develop a microbic fuel cell ( MFC ) that harnesses electrons released by bacteria feeding on sugars , starches and other organic cloth . As you might have venture , the output generated from these “ BioVolt ” stamp battery is less than idealistic . In fact , you could probably charge your phone quicker by mix your feet across the carpeting . In it ’s current country it would take 6 month to institutionalise a telephone set ’s bombardment , but developers take a firm stand that further culture should increase the output signal 100 fold . [ New Scientist ]
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