'Powerhouses' From Living Cells -- Mitochondria -- Power New Explosives Detector
Friday, November 21, 2008 - 18:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers in Missouri have borrowed the technology that living cells use to produce energy to develop a tiny, self-powered sensor for rapid detection of hidden explosives. The experimental sensor, about the size of a postage stamp, represents the first of its kind to be powered by mitochondria, the microscopic "powerhouses" that provide energy to living cells, the researchers say.