New fuel cell harnesses microbial energy from soil to power sensors
interestingengineering.com
This soil-powered device, about the size of a regular paperback book, offers a viable alternative to batteries in underground sensors used for precision agriculture.
    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netOPMEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Unfortunately, this is really common in soil science news articles. They are written so a 5th grader can read them.

      The amount of cussing I did with every mention of the word ‘dirt’

      Finally, if it’s soil microbes, they are part of the soil biome, and thus it’s not technically wrong.