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Scientists Develop Urine Battery

Scientists in Britain have developed a simple battery which uses natural waste products to produce electricity. They say it is smaller and cheaper than other devices. Dr Mirella Di Lorenzo from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath explains how it works.

(Photo: Dr Di Lorenzo and Phd student Jon Chouler holding the miniature fuel cell.
Credit: Tim Gander/University of Bath/Press Association)

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