Virus Batteries, wave of the Future.

Talk about cool, some MIT Graduate students have genetically engineered viruses to form batteries! The viruses (a harmless bacteriophage) are able to produce both the cathode and anode portion of a battery, and have been used by the grad students to power small LED displays. Eventually the technology could be refined to power such everyday items as TV's, Cars, etc, but how long until they are available commercially? That remains to be seen, but since this is a U.S. Army funded project, i doubt it will be available (to consumers) anytime soon. Check it out! [Article]

Healthcare-Tech still hot!

Inc. Magazine has released a top 10 of "Best Industries for Starting a Business" and #3 on the list is Healthcare tech! The only problem is that Health-care tech companies are not only very expensive to start-up (Have you looked at the cost of scientific equipment these days?) but its hard to fill it with talent since less students are interested in science and engineering. On top of that, Healthcare tech companies usually have to be FDA approved to be considered reputable, which is usually a time/labor intensive and costly procedure. What do you think? [Link]