Craziness! The MIT Technology Review published an article about a lamp that seems to be powered by dirt. In reality, its the microbes that live in the dirt that create electricity. This kind of thing seems like such a break through to me. The article describes how "Microbial fuel cells" have been studied in laboratories for some time. However, the energy produced was never enough to power anything really big. So a lamp seems like such a smart way to start using this new energy...
http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/21332/
http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/21332/
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