New Study Solves Longstanding Nanowire Mystery
TOPICS:BionanotechnologyBiotechnologyNanoscienceNanowiresYale University
By BILL HATHAWAY, YALE UNIVERSITY APRIL 4, 2019

Deep in the ocean or underground, where there is no oxygen, Geobacter bacteria “breathe” by projecting tiny protein filaments called “nanowires” into the soil, to dispose of excess electrons resulting from the conversion of nutrients to energy.Longstanding Nanowire Mystery

These nanowires enable the bacteria to perform environmentally important functions such as cleaning up radioactive sites and generating electricity. Scientists have long known that Geobacter make conductive nanowires – 1/100,000 the width of a human hair – but to date no one had discovered what they are made of and why they are conductive. Please continue reading >>>>>>> https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-solves-longstanding-nanowire-mystery/