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Bug-Powered Fuel Cells Could Run on Waste

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The race is on to make commercial amounts of ethanol or other biofuels out of plant waste containing cellulose -- a fibrous component of plants that gives them structure. But some researchers are looking at a different option -- using cellulose to power microbial fuel cells, in which bacteria digest plant waste matter to create electricity directly.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/09/fuel-cell-waste.html
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