First virus powered battery

According to Official Guinness Records,

In April 2009 scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, announced they had genetically engineered viruses to build the positive and negative ends of a lithium ion battery. The simple bacteriophage viruses were genetically ‘coaxed’ capture particles of gold and cobalt oxide and then self-assemble onto polymer sheets, forming the anode of the battery.
In tests, the new battery technology can be charged up more than 100 times before deteriorating.

For a complete list of 2009 records, please visit 2009 Guinness Records in United States.

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