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11/24/2017 / By Russel Davis

What do tears, milk and egg whites have in common? They are now a renewable source of energy

Applying pressure to a protein found in tears, milk, and egg whites has been shown to generate electricity, according to a study published in Applied Physics Letters. A team of researchers from the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick in Ireland has recently discovered that electricity can be produced by pressing crystals of lysozyme, a protein that can be found in abundance in egg […]

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