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Sea Creatures to Provide Basis for New Electronics?
hakaii writes to tell us that the shells of tiny sea creatures may help to lay the foundation for new electronic devices including an improved pollution detector. "Using a chemical process that converts the shells' original silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2) into the semiconductor material silicon, researchers have created a new class of gas sensors based on the unique and intricate three-dimensional (3-D) shells produced by microscopic creatures known as diatoms. The converted shells, which retain the 3-D shape and nanoscale detail of the originals, could also be useful as battery electrodes, chemical purifiers - and in other applications requiring complex shapes that nature can produce better than humans."
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Seriously, though, this is sort of cool. When can we see shell bikinis with embedded iPods?
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You see, its very apparent to slashdot taggers that certain sea creatures are very useful in the mounting or operation of lasers.
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