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Scientists harness the power of pee

Another victory for bodily fluids:

A urine powered battery the size of a credit card has been invented by Singapore researchers.

A drop of urine generates 1.5 volts, the equivalent of one AA battery, says Dr Ki Bang Lee of the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.



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Posted by Mark on May 4, 2006 09:04 PM |
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Presumably an Eveready.

Posted by: Lee | May 4, 2006 10:13 PM

And is the electricity then conducted back to...? I'm not very well informed about electricity (or urine for that matter) but it seems powerfully dangerous.

Posted by: Lillie | May 4, 2006 10:47 PM

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