According to Energy Daily, Binghamton University Professor Seokheun "Sean" Choi and his team were able to develop the new energy storage and delivery device from spore-forming bacteria, which would also be resistant to various biological reactions.

"The overall objective is to develop a microbial fuel cell that can be stored for a relatively long period without degradation of biocatalytic activity and also can be rapidly activated by absorbing moisture from the air", he said.

To ensure proper isolation, the biobattery, the size of a dime, was sealed with Kapton tape, a material that is able to withstand temperatures of -295 degrees Celsius to 398 degrees Celsius. By removing the said tape, the bacteria were able to react with outside air and produce the spores that generated electricity.

Enough electric energy was outputted to power a small clock of an LED bulb. By increasing the heat, the team was able to reduce the time it took the spores to produce power from one hour to 20 minutes. At the same time, more humidity meant more electricity output from the small biobattery.

Should scientists find a way to power the battery more quickly and increase its power delivery capacity, it may become a viable alternative to current lithium-ion batteries that we have.

"I think this is a good start. Hopefully, we can make a commercial product using these ideas", Choi said.