When placed on the windowsill, blue-green cyanobacteria microorganisms powered a computer for six months.

Algae are contained in a tiny container big enough to run a computer for six months. These photosynthesis power producers can power a wide range of tiny gadgets. In the near years, these power gadgets will operate affordably. It won't require non-renewable battery resources to function.

A compact AA battery was created by a man by the name of Christopher Howe using transparent plastic and metal. He and his coworkers constructed it. They inserted a colony of blue-green algae, a form of cyanobacteria, inside of this.