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Nano-Batteries Built by Viruses

Submitted by bill on Fri, 2006-04-07 00:26. | |

MIT scientists have manipulated genes within viruses, coaxing them to grow and self-assemble "nanowire" structures. These structures can then be used to make very thin lithium-ion batteries.

The batteries that could be built using this technology could be the size of a grain of rice.

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