Human Blood For Electrical Power 369
burner writes "A Japanese research team has developed a fuel cell that runs on blood without using toxic substances, opening the way for use in artificial hearts and other organs. The biological fuel cell uses glucose with a non-toxic substance used to draw electrons from glucose. So where should I have my laptop power port installed?"
And I thought battery prices were high... (Score:5, Insightful)
On the other hand, I suppose you can replace your blood for less, and in less time.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?! (Score:5, Insightful)
Human Blood? (Score:1, Insightful)
BENDER: Kill all humans.
human != man.
Catalyst or reactant? (Score:2, Insightful)
If the substance was a reactant, Ghost in the shell -type high level maintenance would be taking it's first steps.
If the voltage was higher, AIs independent, energy resources low and Asimov's laws of robotics not in use, we could even see some Matrix-style battery usage
Diabetes (Score:3, Insightful)
A better man (Score:3, Insightful)
Perhaps
"Which is easier to carry? A spare battery for your apple, or a spare apple for a battery"
Re:Weight Loss? (Score:5, Insightful)
New source of income for slaughterhouses (Score:2, Insightful)
Solution (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:So that's how they did it. (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?! (Score:4, Insightful)
Why not? They've been begging for one for years!
Re:So that's how they did it. (Score:5, Insightful)
Think of this the next time you read a news story.
Re:"Processors", not "power supply" (Score:3, Insightful)