Scientists [in the U.S.] are currently just testing the waters with one tidal-powered generator, but if all goes swimmingly, then it might not be long until America finds more and more of its power being supplied by the ocean.
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it gets even cooler, because the algae didnt stop working at 6 months, thats just when they detatched the microprocessor - it was still producing currents after that!!! the article below is an update saying that it has been running for a year now, and it might run indefinitely: “Our photosynthetic device doesn’t run down the way a battery does because it’s continually using light as the energy source.”
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