• DocumentCode
    1510139
  • Title

    Biochemical fuel cells may supply spacecraft power

  • Volume
    81
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1962
  • fDate
    5/1/1962 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    385
  • Lastpage
    385
  • Abstract
    Space ships of the future may get their power supply from biochemical fuel cells. Biological catalysts and ordinary food compounds like sugar and protein have been used to produce small electric currents, and scientists have taken a step toward harnessing one of nature´s most efficient electrochemical systems.
  • Keywords
    Circuit faults; Geologic measurements; Missiles; Power cables; Radar tracking; Sea measurements; Sun;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1962.6446907
  • Filename
    6446907