Methane-consuming organisms create nanowires that grow on electrode – and can generate a small amount of electricity
Certain anaerobic methanotrophic archaea consume methane and convert it into electricity, as research conducted four years ago revealed. New research now shows that these methane-consuming organisms do this by producing nanowires through which they can transmit the electricity they generate.
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