Electrical power from urine,aka urin-tricity has already passed stage 1 (proving it can work) and is now in stage 2 of the research seeing if it can be produced in useful amounts at a reasonable cost. The main usage for this type of power is for parts of the world where electricity isn't readily available. The power would enable people access to communications through cell phones with the rest of the world. To simplify the way it works the urine is fed into Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) and produces electrons as it is consumed by the MFC. Let's end this post with the age old saying,"Power to the people"! but I will remain content to plug my cell phone into the wall socket.
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