Science Nation - Bacteria: Energy Producers of the Future?
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Uploaded by VideosatNSF on Aug 19, 2011
All of us use water and in the process, a lot of it goes to waste. Whether it goes down drains, sewers or toilets, much of it ends up at a wastewater treatment plant where it undergoes rigorous cleaning before it flows back to the environment. The process takes time, money and a lot of energy. What if that wastewater could be turned into energy? It almost sounds too good to be true, but environmental engineer Bruce Logan is working on ways to make it happen. Most treatment plants already use bacteria to break down the organic waste in the water. With support from the National Science Foundation, Logan and his team at Penn State University are taking the idea a step further. They are developing microbial fuel cells to channel the bacteria's hard work into energy.
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kami1741 bacteria electricity producers
kami1741 5 months ago
Go Science Go!!!
Science1st 6 months ago
This is awesome.
AngilasGuy 6 months ago
Science for the win!!
mrx0066600 6 months ago
The answer is yes.
Aresftfun 6 months ago