Batteries play a very important role in our modern lives, such as their use in mobile phones, computers, electric cars, drones and many more. Going back in time, 1799 when the first kind of battery was developed by Alessandro Volta, the development was inspired by how electric fish (eel) store chemical energy and release it as electricity.
One fascinating thing about the electric eel is not about its look, but it's ability to produce 600 volts of electric charge to keep predators at bay.
This fish can grow up to 2.5 meters in length and the body contains electric organs with about 6000 cells called electrocytes. The electrocytes store power like batteries, which is discharge simultaneously, emitting a burst of volts when the eel is threatened or attacking a prey. Scientist have carried out a lot of researches on electric eels to know more about its electric capabilities.
If the eels store power in their special organ "electrocytes" and discharge when needed, where do they get the power to store? Could an electric eel run out of power at a certain time if it could continuously discharge electricity?
Could this inspire the next generation of batteries that could produce their own infinite source of power without external recharge?
What do you think?
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