Crab shells boost fuel cells

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Remnants of crab and lobster shells could help prolong the life of microbial fuel cells that power sensors in the unlit depths of the sea, according to a team of Penn State University researchers.



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Source: The Engineer
Date Published: June 11, 2007
 
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