http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_belcher_using_nature_to_grow_batteries.html
She is teaching replicating organizims like Bacteria Viruses to handle new and different materials like Metals to make interesting stuff like Batteries , Solar Cells.
About this talk
Inspired by an abalone shell, Angela Belcher programs viruses to make elegant nanoscale structures that humans can use. Selecting for high-performing genes through directed evolution, she's produced viruses that can construct powerful new batteries, clean hydrogen fuels and record-breaking solar cells. At TEDxCaltech, she shows us how it's done.
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