New Delhi: A staff of scientists from Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have found semiconductor property of a identified self-assembling bacterial shell protein may pave the best way for protected, environmentally pleasant electronics — from cellphones and sensible watches to medical devices and environmental sensors.
Traditional semiconductor supplies, akin to silicon, are helpful technological instruments; nonetheless, in addition they have limitations. They are inflexible, require high-energy processing, and contribute to the rising downside of digital waste. Thus, there’s growing demand for sustainable, tender, and biocompatible electronics (wearables, implantable, green sensors).
The INST scientists experimented with self-assembling bacterial shell proteins to discover whether or not the proteins that naturally type secure, massive flat 2D sheets with built-in electron density patterns and fragrant residues could possibly be intrinsically photoactive.