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Angela Belcher: come usare la natura per far crescere una batteria

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Inspirandosi alla conchiglia dell'abalone, Angela Belcher programma i virus per costruire delle eleganti strutture su scala nanometrica che possono essere usate dagli uomini. Tramite un processo di evoluzione guidata per selezionare i geni ad alta performance, Angela ha prodotto dei virus che sanno costruire delle nuove e potenti batterie, combustibili puliti a idrogeno e celle solari da record. Ci mostra come a TEDxCaltech.

Angela Belcher looks to nature for inspiration on how to engineer viruses to create extraordinary new materials. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Virginia Claudio
Reviewed by Els De Keyser
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