Better electronics from nanoelectronic transistors and a biological machine

摘要

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have devised a versatile hybrid platform that uses lipid-coated nanowires to build prototype bionanoelectronic devices. Mingling biological components in electronic circuits could enhance biosensing and diagnostic tools, advance neural prosthet-ics such as cochlear implants, and could even increase the efficiency of future computers.