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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

hydrogel disks

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

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

New power sources bear a shocking resemblance to the electricity-making organs inside electric eels.