Scientists Find That Bacteria-Based Nanowires Could Lead to Natural, Chemical Free Nanotechnology

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that a type of bacteria, originally found in 1987 in the Potomac River, could be the key to developing non-chemical based, all-natural nanotechnology. The bacterium, geobacter sulfurreducens, has been found to have microbial nanowires with long-distance electron transport capabilities that are as efficient as synthetic metallic nanowire structures which can transport thousands of times farther than the bacterium's length. This discovery could lead to non-toxic biosensors, solid-state electronics that work in tandem with biological systems and possibly even electronics that function while submerged in water....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bacteria-based-nanowires-will-lead-to-all-natural-chemical-free-nanotechnology/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that a type of bacteria, originally found in 1987 in the Potomac River, could be the key to developing non-chemical based, all-natural nanotechnology. The bacterium, geobacter sulfurreducens, has been found to have microbial nanowires with long-distance electron transport capabilities that are as efficient as synthetic metallic nanowire structures which can transport thousands of times farther than the bacterium's length. This discovery could lead to non-toxic biosensors, solid-state electronics that work in tandem with biological systems and possibly even electronics that function while submerged in water....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bacteria-based-nanowires-will-lead-to-all-natural-chemical-free-nanotechnology/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that a type of bacteria, originally found in 1987 in the Potomac River, could be the key to developing non-chemical based, all-natural nanotechnology. The bacterium, geobacter sulfurreducens, has been found to have microbial nanowires with long-distance electron transport capabilities that are as efficient as synthetic metallic nanowire structures which can transport thousands of times farther than the bacterium's length. This discovery could lead to non-toxic biosensors, solid-state electronics that work in tandem with biological systems and possibly even electronics that function while submerged in water....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bacteria-based-nanowires-will-lead-to-all-natural-chemical-free-nanotechnology/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that a type of bacteria, originally found in 1987 in the Potomac River, could be the key to developing non-chemical based, all-natural nanotechnology. The bacterium, geobacter sulfurreducens, has been found to have microbial nanowires with long-distance electron transport capabilities that are as efficient as synthetic metallic nanowire structures which can transport thousands of times farther than the bacterium's length. This discovery could lead to non-toxic biosensors, solid-state electronics that work in tandem with biological systems and possibly even electronics that function while submerged in water....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/bacteria-based-nanowires-will-lead-to-all-natural-chemical-free-nanotechnology/'>READ ARTICLE</a>