Bacteria Turn Tiny Gears

by diggs, December.20.2009

Lately I've been fiending for a new bacteria related bio medical miracle, so I'm happy that this popped up on my radar. "Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, Evanston, have discovered that common bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in a solution, providing insights for design of bio-inspired dynamically adaptive materials for energy."

via Science Daily