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Scientists Develop New Dirt-Powered Fuel Cell That Runs Forever (scitechdaily.com)
submitted 9 months ago by machinin@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Northwestern University researchers have introduced a soil-microbe-powered fuel cell, significantly outperforming similar technologies and providing a sustainable solution for powering low-energy devices.

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[โ€“] Magrath@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Who debunked this? I don't any comments debunking it.

Also if you read the article it has limited applications so it's not some pie in the sky you think it.

[โ€“] linearchaos@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

I kind of get op's point. It's not straight up debunked, but it's so few microwatts that they can power the sensor but they can't store log data.

It requires a close proximity powered base station nearby to fire a signal out to get reflected back somehow.

I'm having a hard time picturing any viable setup outside of a laboratory experiment. If you've got a powered base station within a few inches of it why not just power it with that?