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Although forces generated by a single bacterium counts little, the concentration of forces generated by a population of bacteria can actually make a great difference. Motors powered by living organisms can have numerous advantages over the conventional electronic devices that are powered by batteries. The advantages are concluded as follows: | Although forces generated by a single bacterium counts little, the concentration of forces generated by a population of bacteria can actually make a great difference. Motors powered by living organisms can have numerous advantages over the conventional electronic devices that are powered by batteries. The advantages are concluded as follows: | ||
| - | + | # The size of the motor can be reduced to a much smaller scale. The motor are available to many applications that involve microscale manipulation. | |
| - | + | # Without the presence of batteries that contain inorganic or organic chemicals, the bacteria-driven motor will cause no threat to both environment and human health. | |
| - | + | # The using | |
The key to successful control of | The key to successful control of | ||
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Our version of 'Bactomotor' is only a preliminary one. But the idea of using the mechanical forces generated by microorganisms to do useful work is thrilling and will have great implications in many fields of future applications. Although forces generated by a single bacterium counts little, the concentration of forces generated by a population of bacteria can actually make a great difference. Motors powered by living organisms can have numerous advantages over the conventional electronic devices that are powered by batteries. The advantages are concluded as follows:
- The size of the motor can be reduced to a much smaller scale. The motor are available to many applications that involve microscale manipulation.
- Without the presence of batteries that contain inorganic or organic chemicals, the bacteria-driven motor will cause no threat to both environment and human health.
- The using
The key to successful control of
Clinical medicine and surgery
Genetically-engineered microorganism-powering'Bactomotor'
Zero-pollution energy source
Sponsors
