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Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed (www.sciencedaily.com)

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A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery. The living battery could supply power to sensors for agriculture or research in remote regions. Once the work is done, it digests itself from the inside.

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[–] Cannacheques 1 points 2 weeks ago

sounds cool for us though i dunno how those fungi would feel lol, but hey its like goats and humans probably enjoy having the odd laugh at watching each other fuck