Precedents

2017 Mar 10
#chemistry  #biology  #research  #pureImagination  #science 

Most of the science I used comes from Dr. Paolo Bombelli's excellent research in the field of bioelectrochemical processes. This includes his published research: Electrical output of bryophyte microbial fuel cell systems is sufficient to power a radio or an environmental sensor and Biophotovoltaics: oxygenic photosynthetic organisms in the world of bioelectrochemical systems and Biophotovoltaics: Energy from Algae published in Catalyst Vol 21 #4, April 2011.

Alex Driver and Carlos Peralta's collaboration with Dr. Bombelli Moss Table. In a series of collaborations, they were able to run environmental sensors and a small LCD display for two weeks uninterrupted and operate a commercial radio for 80s after a day of charging a battery each using power generated solely from Moss based bioelectrochemical modules. This video shows an earlier work in which the table lamp shown is NOT powered by the [moss].

Elena Mitro's Moss Voltaics. Ms. Mitro generated electricity using moss and fabricated a modular system for containing the power cells.

Jakobe Skote's The Moss Powered Wifi-Jammer is a series of fabricated moss power cells which generate enough electricity to power wifi jammers. The work was conceived as a wearable.

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