In the darkest depths of the Earth and far beneath the seabed, life is still very much capable of existing. Deep down in the dark abyss, weird microbes from the Geobacter genus are busy doing ...

A team led by Rice University bioscientist Caroline Ajo-Franklin has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity, using a natural process that pushes electrons into their ...

Some intrepid biologists at the University of Southern California (USC) have discovered bacteria that survives on nothing but electricity -- rather than food, they eat and excrete pure electrons.

AMHERST, Mass. Will soldiers someday wear vests containing microbes that signal contact with biological weapons? Could un-manned submarines or underwater sensing devices run on microbe-power? Research ...

Researchers including Caroline Ajo-Franklin and Biki Bapi Kundu have discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity. By identifying how these bacteria expel electrons externally, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newly discovered bacterium wiggling about in the mudflats of the Oregon coast could advance a new era of bioelectric devices.

Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that can act as electric wiring, according to a new study. The bacteria, named Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, could usher in a "new era of bioelectronic ...

OSLO, May 23 (Reuters) - Microbes may be harnessed more easily to generate energy after a finding about how they naturally let off tiny electrical charges, scientists said on Monday. The bacteria, ...

Bacterial sensors usually rely on emitting light to transfer information about what they're sensing, but that method isn't practical in many settings. That's why most information transmission is done ...

Hi Mom, you’ll never believe what’s powering this phone call. I can imagine just such a conversation a few years from now – with the latest breakthrough in battery technology: Experimental batteries ...