This video explains how bacterial spores may help generate power from evaporating water. The content is based on the scientific publication: "Bacillus spores as building blocks for stimuli-responsive materials and nanogenerators" by Xi Chen, L Mahadevan, Adam Driks, and Ozgur Sahin, Nature Nanotechnology, (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.290
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