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MIT develops implantable fuel cell powered by glucose

By Damir Beciri
23 June 2012

mit-silicon-wafer-with-glucose-fuel-cellsMIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells – glucose. Although the technology has been around since 1970s, MIT fuel cell is fabricated from silicon, using the same technology used to make semiconductor electronic chips. This feature allows it to be integrated with other circuits that… »