Electric eels provide a zap of inspiration for a new kind of power source
Battery-like devices mimic how a charge builds up in the animal’s cells

IT’S ELECTRIC A new type of energy source made with hydrogel disks (shown) works a lot like the power-producing organs inside electric eels.
Thomas Schroeder and Anirvan Guha
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