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Melbourne scientists find enzyme that can make electricity out of tiny amounts of hydrogen

Dr Rhys Grinter is the co-lead researcher on a Monash University study. (Supplied)

Scientists have isolated an enzyme from soil bacteria that can convert air into electricity, which they say could be developed into a renewable power source for small devices. 

The Monash University research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, shows that the enzyme called "Huc" can turn tiny amounts of hydrogen present in the air into an electrical current.

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