Geobacter Project
Geobacter Project
University of Massachusetts

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DateTypeTitlePublication
2010-07-30AudioGeobacter - Origins of lifeThe Pulse of the Planet
2010-07-29AudioGeobacter - Strain 121The Pulse of the Planet
2010-07-28AudioGeobacter - Electricity from mudThe Pulse of the Planet
2010-07-21AudioGeobacter - Cleaning up toxic wasteThe Pulse of the Planet
2010-07-20AudioGeobacter - DiscoveryThe Pulse of the Planet
2010-06-25PrintThere's some hope on the energy frontCourier-Life
2010-06-01PrintThe sun is setting on petrochemicals, with a little help from Lovley microbesCleanTechnica.com
2010-05-31PrintMicrobial electrosynthesis turns solar energy into chemicalsEnvironmental Protection Online
2010-05-27PrintTransformative method produces green biofuelsLaboratory Equipment
2010-05-25PrintSolar power to help convert carbon dioxide into fuelEnergy Matters
2010-05-25PrintGreen fuel from solar power, bacteria and carbon dioxideFrontier India
2010-05-25PrintSneak peek at electrofuels: Geobacter team aims for bio-based solution to solar energy storageBiofuels Digest
2010-05-07PrintPutting carbon dioxide to workDaily Hampshire Gazette
2010-05-03PrintFuel-producing Geobacter receives support from new research grantPhysorg.com
2010-04-30PrintUMass microbiologist Derek Lovley wins $1 million U.S. Department of Energy grantThe Republican
2010-04-30PrintGetting the Bugs Out, a New Approach to Renewable FuelsNew York Times
2010-04-30AudioNPR Science Friday (excerpt) - discussion of Geobacter microbial fuel cell research with ONR program director Dr. Linda ChriseyNPR Science Friday
2010-04-20PrintNavy Develops Battery that Runs on MudPlanetsave.com
2009-12-24PrintNew microbe strain generates more powerWE&T Research Notes
2009-11-13PrintThe 50 best inventions of 2009 - The electric microbeTime
2009-09-14PrintBacterial batteriesBirmingham Science News Examiner
2009-09-10PrintHarnessing bacteria to make fuel cells more efficientScience Daily
2009-09-08PrintBacteria can help convert waste to powerPakistan Ki Awaz
2009-09-08PrintNot-so-stupid microbe tricksMSNBC.com
2009-09-08PrintMaking more efficient fuel cellsChemistry Times
2009-09-08PrintMaking more efficient fuel cellsChemEurope
2009-09-07PrintBacteria can help convert waste to powerTimes of India
2009-09-07PrintBacteria with tiny projections can make efficient fuel cellsThaindian.com
2009-09-07PrintBacteria can help convert waste to powerSamay Live
2009-09-07PrintElectric germsScenta
2009-09-07PrintMaking more efficient fuel cellsScience Centric
2009-09-06PrintResearchers discover way to make more efficient microbial fuel cellsAzoNanotechnology
2009-08-31PrintPowerful ideas: bacteria clean sewage and create electricityLive Science
2009-08-28PrintEureka!: Geobacter keeps on conductingDaily Hampshire Gazette
2009-08-06PrintThe little microbe that could...power your homeEnergyBoom
2009-08-05PrintAn ancient bug makes electricityABC News
2009-08-04PrintMicrobe that extracts energy from mud gets ready for use in fuel cellsPopular Science
2009-08-03PrintMicrobes make electricity from wastewaterSoftpedia
2009-08-03PrintMore efficient electricity-making GeobacterThe Chemical Engineer
2009-08-03PrintElectricity-generating Geobacter bacteria made strongerGreentech Media
2009-08-03PrintResearchers coax electricity from Geobacter super-microbesCleanTechnica
2009-08-02PrintNew microbe strain can make more electricityThaindian News
2009-08-01PrintOdd power: New microbe strain makes more electricity, fasterReliable Plant
2009-07-29AudioUMass/Amherst microbiologists explore new area in renewable energyWFCR-FM
2009-07-28PrintResearchers Develop New Geobacter Microbe Strain to Produce More Electricity, Open New ApplicationsPhysorg.com
2009-02-16PrintBetter Bioremediation at Uranium Mill Tailings SiteInsciences.org
2009-01-04PrintBacteria bubbling at UMassThe Republican
2007-12-06PrintBacterias generadoras de electricidadEl Faro (UNAM)
2007-09-26PrintBacteria may be wiring up the soilNature
2007-08-30PrintGreen Energy: Eco-Friendly BatteriesTime Magazine
2007-06-15PrintLittle Geobacter still sparks discoveries after 20 yearsThe Greenfield Recorder
2007-06-01AudioMicrobes Power UpMicrobeWorld Radio
2007-05-15PrintHarnessing the Power of MicrobesBioCycle, May 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5
2007-05-15PrintPower In Space: Time For A Biological SolutionSpace Daily
2007-02-12PrintThe latest dirt on technology: River germs could run computersThe Boston Globe
2007-01-15PrintInvention: Bacterial ElectronicsNewScientistTech
2007-01-13AudioGetting a Charge Out of Manure and SeawaterNPR All Things Considered
2007-01-10VideoBug Powered BatteriesPBS Science Investigators
2006-11-24PrintAbelson Seminar: It's Time for Microbes to Have Their DueScience Magazine
2006-10-04AudioPutting Global Warming Under a MicroscopeNPR Earthbeat Radio
2006-08-30PrintLe sol, la boite a outils des biotechnologies environnementalesBiotech.Info
2006-06-30VideoCover Story: Microbial Fuel CellsWGGB TV-40 News
2006-06-28PrintMicrobial Fuel CellsSolar Times
2006-06-06PrintFuel cell powerFuelCellWorks
2006-06-05PrintThe Tiniest Power Plants: Scientists are seeing a host of possibilities in electricity produced by microbesBusiness Week
2006-06-02AudioKMOX Science Desk: Microbial Fuel CellsKMOX 1120 The Voice of St. Louis
2006-06-01PrintEnergy Crisis? Talk to These Bacteria!The Why? Files
2006-05-22PrintBacteria might prove to be energy sourceUPI
2006-05-16PrintProfessor amps up output of power from bacteriaBoston Globe
2006-05-15PrintIt's Electric! Geobacter is cleaning up pollution; it proves to be a petite powerhouse as wellUMass Magazine
2006-05-12PrintBacteria power may be possibleThe (Springfield) Republican
2006-05-11PrintPower though gooThe Engineer Online
2006-05-11PrintScientist Revs Up Power of Microbial Fuel Cells in Unexpected WaysPhysOrg.com
2006-05-10PrintScientist Revs Up Power of Microbial Fuel Cells in Unexpected WaysFuelCellWorks.com
2006-03-30AudioElectrifying Geobacter NanowiresMicrobeworld Radio Show
2006-02-04PrintMicrobial Moxie: Bacteria-based fuel cells provide powerScience News
2006-01-12PrintUMass to get $2.4 millionThe (Springfield) Republican
2006-01-12PrintUMass nets $2.4M in defense grantsHampshire Gazette
2005-11-06PrintGulliver's fuel cell travels: Investors back a wide mixFuelCellWorks.com
2005-11-01PrintForscher schwören auf Mikroben in Umweltschutz und Medizin: »Bakterien sind wundervoll«PM Magazin (in German)
2005-11-01PrintMicrobe Power!Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 113, No. 11
2005-10-18PrintComputer Modeling of Microbes Will Yield Improved Clean-UpsNewswise
2005-10-04Print$21.8 million grant funds UMass workThe Republican
2005-10-04PrintMicrobe study nets UMass $21.8 millionHampshire Gazette
2005-10-04AudioWFCR News: Lovley awarded $21.8 million DOE grantWFCR FM-88.5
2005-10-03PrintUMass scientist gets DOE grant to study microbesAssociated Press
2005-10-03PrintEnergy Department awards $92 millionEurekAlert!
2005-09-22AudioImagine That! Microbial Fuel CellsImagine That!
2005-08-08PrintBacteria grow conductive wiresEETimes Online
2005-08-08PrintProductie nanowires mogelijk met bacteriën (Bacteria can produce nanowires - in Dutch)PDA.Tweakers.Net
2005-07-16PrintBacterial tresses conduct electricityScience News
2005-07-08PrintUMass research team plugged into geobactersThe Republican
2005-07-03PrintUMass researchers say "wired" microbes could power electronicsAssociated Press
2005-06-29PrintMicrobes pave way for 'nanowires'vnunet.com
2005-06-29PrintMicrobial Nanowiresworldchanging.com
2005-06-25PrintSubterranean bugs reach out for their energyNew Scientist
2005-06-25PrintMicrobe powered, An electrifying discovery made by UMass teamDaily Hampshire Gazette
2005-06-23PrintBakterieller ElektroschockerSpektrum Direkt (German language)
2005-06-22AudioRadio spot on Geobacter, electricity production, and nanowiresWFCR FM-88.5
2005-06-22PrintMicrobes Found to Produce Miniature Electrical Wiresnewswise.com
2005-05-03AudioImagine That! Strain 121 FeatureFinger Lakes Productions Int'l
2005-05-01AudioDiscovering GeobacterCommonwealth Journal
2005-02-23PrintMars life report not so far-fetchedThe Republican
2004-12-03VideoUranium Clean-upMicrobeWorld Radio
2004-10-12PrintDirt to Energy at the University of Massachusetts - ?Iron-Breathing? Bacteria Show Promise as Electricity SourcesNorthern Sky News
2004-09-04PrintElectrifying Toxic Cleanup - Electrodes could stimulate removal of radioactive wasteScience News
2004-07-19Print'Wonderbug' changes waste into powerKnight Ridder Newspapers
2004-05-27AudioGeobacter: Origins of LifePulse of the Planet
2004-05-26PrintHeat-Loving Microbes Offer Clues to Life's OriginsNational Geographic News
2004-05-26PrintStrain 121 (in Hungarian)National Geographic Magyarorszag
2004-05-21AudioGeobacter: Strain 121Pulse of the Planet
2004-05-21PrintHottest Life-Form Found: Microbe Thrives When BoilingNational Geographic News
2004-05-20AudioGeobacter: Creating Electricity From MudPulse of the Planet
2004-04-30PrintDerek R. Lovley receives 2004 Proctor & Gamble Award from American Society for MicrobiologyEurekAlert!
2004-04-29AudioMR2 with guests Derek Lovley and Richard GlavenWMUA 91.1 FM
2004-04-22VideoMud Is Making Waves - Electrical OnesChronicle, WCVB-TV5
2004-04-12PrintRust-Breathing Bacteria: Miracle Microbes?National Geographic News
2004-04-06AudioGeobacter: Cleaning Up Toxic WastePulse of the Planet
2004-04-05AudioGeobacter: DiscoveryPulse of the Planet
2004-04-04PrintMicroorganism Cleans Up Toxic GroundwaterNational Geographic News
2004-03-14AudioElectricity from MudWTOP News on Engineering
2004-02-09PrintThe Planet Protectors: Getting a Charge Out of MudTime Magazine
2004-01-01PrintThe Biology of . . . Batteries. Socket to MeDiscover
2003-12-16VideoBacterial Batteries (QuickTime)ScienCentral.com
2003-12-16VideoBacterial Batteries (Real Media)ScienCentral.com
2003-12-12AudioBioremediation - Scientists have sequenced the genome of a bacterium that can mop up radioactive metals in ground water.Talk of the Nation (NPR)
2003-12-12PrintPerfidious proteobacterium - Analysis of Geobacter genome unearths many previously unrecognized capabilitiesThe Scientist
2003-12-12PrintUranium bug has power potentialBBC News
2003-12-12PrintScientists see big role for uranium clean-up bugThe Guardian
2003-12-12PrintEnergy Department-funded Scientists Decode DNA of Bacterium that Cleans Up Uranium Contamination and Generates ElectricityU.S. Department of Energy
2003-12-12PrintSuper Microbe Cleans Up UraniumGenome News Network
2003-12-11PrintGenome map shows how bacterium gobbles radiationReuters
2003-12-11PrintBacterium cleans up uranium, generates electricityScienceBlog.com
2003-12-11PrintScientists decipher genome of bacterium that remediates uranium contamination, generates electricityEurekAlert!
2003-10-25PrintSweet-toothed microbe tapped for powerScience News
2003-10-21PrintBugs Save the Day - Bacteria Offer Solutions to Waste Disposal, New Energy NeedsABC News
2003-10-16PrintMicrobes that can mop up uraniumThe Guardian
2003-10-16PrintBreathing rust - and new life into bug scienceChristian Science Monitor
2003-10-13AudioBugs boost Cold War clean-upNature
2003-10-08AudioBacterial BatteriesScience Update
2003-09-18PrintA Sugar Cube, Please: I Need to Charge My CellphoneNew York Times
2003-09-15PrintBakteriális akkun dolgoznak a tudósok (Scientists are developing bacterial battery - in Hungarian)SG.hu
2003-09-12PrintMicrobe Sweet on Making PowerScience
2003-09-09PrintBacteriële batterij zet suiker om in elektriciteit (Bacterial Battery converts sugar to electricity - in Dutch)Tweakers.net
2003-09-09Video"Sugar" RushChannel 40
2003-09-09PrintDeep Under the Sea, Boiling Founts of Life ItselfNew York Times
2003-09-09PrintBacteria Power: Energy of the Future?Discovery Channel News
2003-09-08PrintNew fuel cells use germs to generate electricityBoston Globe
2003-09-08PrintBacteria-powered battery runs on a sweet toothUSA Today
2003-09-08PrintBugpower, the energy of the futureAl Jazeera
2003-08-19PrintObservatory: "Surviving the Heat"New York Times
2003-08-19AudioMicrobe raises heat limits for lifeNational Public Radio
2003-08-15PrintNewly found microbe can take a lot of heatBoston Globe
2003-08-15PrintHeat-loving microbe expands limits of lifeAtlanta Journal-Constitution
2003-08-14PrintMicrobe from Depths Takes Life to Hottest Known LimitNSF Press Release
2003-08-14PrintMicrobe Can Survive at 226 DegreesKansas City Star (AP)
2003-08-14PrintMicrobe Survives At Temperatures Above Sterilization StandardUMass News Office
2003-07-23PrintUMass Faculty Member Receives Federal Funds To Continue Research On Water CleanupUMass News Office
2003-07-18PrintThe pervasive presence of microbesUMass Magazine
2003-03-18AudioBoston Harbor Is Coming BackMicrobeWorld
2002-11-14PrintMicroorganisms Are Cleaning Up Boston Harbor, UMass Study FindsScienceDaily
2002-08-12PrintResearch follows nature's wayDaily Hampshire Gazette
2002-07-26PrintLovley lands $8.9m grant for microbial studiesUMass Campus Chronicle
2002-07-01PrintPower from the DeepNature Biotechnology
2002-05-12Print"Europa-tűrő" baktérium? ("Europa tolerant" bacteria - in Hungarian)Magyar Asztronautikai Társaság
2002-05-10PrintDeep Life in the Slow, Slow LaneScience
2002-05-10PrintGeobiologists: as diverse as the bugs they study.Science
2002-02-21PrintUMass scientists find environment on Earth that's similar to MarsGreenfield Recorder
2002-01-22PrintFrom the muddy depthsNew York Times
2002-01-21PrintGetting the dirt on mudDaily Hampshire Gazette
2002-01-20AudioWeekend ATC InterviewNational Public Radio
2002-01-18PrintMicrobes Use Mud to Make ElectricityScience
2002-01-18AudioTalk of the Nation InterviewNational Public Radio
2002-01-18PrintMicrobes could survive on Mars, say scientistsUMass Campus Chronicle
2002-01-18PrintUMass study gets downright dirty: Microbes turning mud into electricityGreenfield Recorder
2002-01-17PrintMicrobes shed light on possibility of life on MarsBoston Herald
2002-01-17PrintFound: Life on Earth That Could Exist on MarsNew York Times
2002-01-17PrintMud and batteries may clean waterUSA Today
2002-01-17VideoChannel 22 InterviewChannel 22
2002-01-17PrintTough Bugs Point to Life on MarsBBC
2002-01-16PrintFinding of microbial colony in U.S. suggests life could live on MarsNational Geographic News
2002-01-01PrintMidas microbesDiscover
2001-12-14PrintDepartment of Energy funds genomic researchUMass Campus Chronicle
2001-12-13PrintUMass researcher gets 3.1 millionUnion-News
2001-10-10Print"Gold Bug" sheds light on how some gold deposits formedSpace Daily
2001-10-01PrintMicroorganisms process gold oxides into metallic goldMRS Bulletin
2001-09-16PrintMini MidasesBoston Globe Magazine
2001-09-04PrintGold streakJerusalem Post
2001-08-30PrintGroup of microbes change dissolved gold into solidNational Geographic News
2001-08-25PrintMicrobios que valen oroEl Commercio
2001-08-24PrintGold discovery may have industry applicationsUMass Campus Chronicle
2001-08-24Print"Gold Bug" sheds new light on an old questionUMass Campus Chronicle
2001-08-22PrintA look at the mystery of Carolina goldThe State
2001-08-07PrintThere's gold in that there - salt water?Union-News
2001-07-21PrintGoldbugsThe Economist
2001-04-16PrintCampus NotesSunday Republican
2001-01-25PrintMicrobes turn mud into electricityUMass Campus Chronicle
2001-01-13VideoThe 3 million dollar bacteriaChannel 40
2000-08-15PrintGas wars: microbes fight water and soil pollutionCNN
2000-08-11PrintUMass scientists tackle gas spillsDaily Hampshire Gazette
2000-08-11PrintPutting microbes to work at gasoline spillsUMass Campus Chronicle
2000-08-09PrintMicrobes may control gas spillsGreenfield Recorder
2000-08-09PrintUMass scientists see promise in soil cleanupUnion-News
2000-08-03PrintPutting microbes to work at gasoline spillsUMass press release
2000-04-14PrintResearchers discover key to spurring methane conversionUMass Campus Chronicle
2000-01-01PrintUMass president honors professor from LeydenGreenfield Recorder
2000-01-01PrintUMass builds bugs to eat MTBEMass High Tech
1999-08-30PrintBright light source monitors bacterial chromium reductionChemical & Engineering News
1999-08-06PrintMicrobiology head accorded distinguished professor honorsUMass Campus Chronicle
1998-09-08PrintUMass scientist poses new theory of lifeSunday Republican
1998-09-04PrintOpening windows to the origins of lifeUMass Campus Chronicle
1998-09-04PrintStudy casts doubts about chemical processes thought to support subterranean lifeUMass Campus Chronicle
1998-07-18PrintBacteria at UMass "infect" TV programUnion-News
1994-09-19PrintChelators use in bioremediation could replace oxygen injectionHazardous Waste News