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Design of Microorganisms with Semiconducting Membranes

Guillermo Bazan of the University of California, Santa Barbara in the U.S. proposes to introduce artificial molecular wires (AMWs) into a waste treatment system as a way to not only break down organic contaminants in human waste, but also catalytically convert the energy present in those microbes into electrical energy for local needs.

More information about Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies (Round 6)