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Protein fibers can become electrical wiring

An article on Science Daily reports that Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have succeeded in creating electrical wires consisting of protein fibers encased in plastic.

The article quotes Mahiar Hamedi as saying "For the first time, we have created proteins that conduct current extremely well but can also function as semiconductors in transistors, for example". Mahiar Hamedi describes the technology in his doctoral dissertation.

Read the full ScienceDaily article at
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/
081125113322.htm

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