Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air. They call the device "Air-gen" or air-powered generator. The Air-gen connects electrodes to electrically conductive protein nanowires produced by the microbe Geobacterin in such a way that electrical current is generated from the water vapor naturally present in the atmosphere with . It can generate power even in areas with extremely low humidity such as the Sahara Desert.
The Air-gen device requires only a thin film of protein nanowires less than 10 microns thick, the researchers explain. The bottom of the film rests on an electrode, while a smaller electrode that covers only part of the nanowire film sits on top. The film adsorbs water vapor from the atmosphere. A combination of the electrical conductivity and surface chemistry of the protein nanowires, coupled with the fine pores between the nanowires within the film, establishes the conditions that generate an electrical current between the two electrodes.
Read More: https://phys.org/news/2020-02-green-technology-electricity-thin-air.html
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The Air-gen device requires only a thin film of protein nanowires less than 10 microns thick, the researchers explain. The bottom of the film rests on an electrode, while a smaller electrode that covers only part of the nanowire film sits on top. The film adsorbs water vapor from the atmosphere. A combination of the electrical conductivity and surface chemistry of the protein nanowires, coupled with the fine pores between the nanowires within the film, establishes the conditions that generate an electrical current between the two electrodes.
Read More: https://phys.org/news/2020-02-green-technology-electricity-thin-air.html
Read Also: New catalyst recycles greenhouse gases into fuel and hydrogen gas
(...long-lasting, economical catalyst that recycles greenhouse gases into ingredients that can be used in fuel, hydrogen gas, and other chemicals)
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