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Odio 10-02-2017 16:24

Liberal tears are now an actual source of power
 
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-scient...ectricity.html


Quote:

A team of Irish scientists has discovered that applying pressure to a protein found in egg whites and tears can generate electricity. The researchers from the Bernal Institute, University of Limerick (UL), Ireland, observed that crystals of lysozyme, a model protein that is abundant in egg whites of birds as well as in the tears, saliva and milk of mammals can generate electricity when pressed. Their report is published today (October 2) in the journal, Applied Physics Letters.
The ability to generate electricity by applying pressure, known as direct piezoelectricity, is a property of materials such as quartz that can convert mechanical energy into electrical energy and vice versa. Such materials are used in a variety of applications ranging from resonators and vibrators in mobile phones to deep ocean sonars to ultrasound imaging. Bone, tendon and wood are long known to possess piezoelectricity.
"While piezoelectricity is used all around us, the capacity to generate electricity from this particular protein had not been explored. The extent of the piezoelectricity in lysozyme crystals is significant. It is of the same order of magnitude found in quartz. However, because it is a biological material, it is non toxic so could have many innovative applications such as electroactive, anti-microbial coatings for medical implants," explained Aimee Stapleton, the lead author and an Irish Research Council EMBARK Postgraduate Fellow in the Department of Physics and Bernal Institute of UL.
Crystals of lysozyme are easy to make from natural sources. "The high precision structure of lysozyme crystals has been known since 1965," said structural biologist at UL and co-author Professor Tewfik Soulimane. "In fact, it is the second protein structure and the first enzyme structure that was ever solved," he added, "but we are the first to use these crystals to show the evidence of piezoelectricity".

Fool 10-02-2017 16:30

lol @ irish scientist

Denver 10-02-2017 16:44

piezoelectricity is old news tendon and bone structures have long been known to have piezoelectric attributes.

Also fourth phase of water by gerald pollack would probably argue that all water has piezoelectricity (pressure builds exclusion zones).

Data 10-02-2017 17:55

Excellent thread title. A+

cael 10-02-2017 17:56

confirmed florida level thread

Dangerdoggie 10-02-2017 17:56

California just solved their energy problems.

Osiris 10-02-2017 17:58

At the Bernie Insititute.

Story checks out

Captain Tele 10-02-2017 18:22

it has got electrolytes

what energy craves

Brasstax 10-02-2017 22:37

My wiener has penizoelectric capability. I invented this **** in my pants. Suck a dick all you paddy Tesla wannabees.

lemon 10-02-2017 22:40

lysozyme is used in wine to kill unwanted lactic acid bacteria

Plasmatic 10-02-2017 23:58

You just know a sheep was involved in this discovery somehow..

Bughead 10-03-2017 00:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemontw (Post 18836309)
lysozyme is used in wine to kill unwanted lactic acid bacteria

Tears and w(h)ine

:weird:

hyung 10-03-2017 12:28

how much of your self worth do you derive from your position on the political spectrum?

amRam 10-03-2017 12:30

I am politics. There is nothing else.

blackpeople 10-03-2017 14:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpt.Tele (Post 18836543)
I am politics. There is nothing else.



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