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Algae powers computer for a year using only light and water (www.anthropocenemagazine.org)
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[–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Powered a single microchip for six months with the chip just burning cycles for 45 minutes on and 15 minutes off. Further details not provided in article. Probably in the paper if you wanna read that.

[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Buried all the way down in the abstract, damn. Glad I didn’t go seeking this info myself, would have wasted a lot of time reading that paragraph.

[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I tried a quick google to see how much it uses but I guess it depends on peripherals.

[–] hanni@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Still cool