Scientists use fungi to create biodegradable chips

Nail investigation carried out by scientists from the Johannes Kepler University, in Austriamanaged to create chips for computers using fungi as a raw material for the transfer of Electrical impulses and the constitution of circuits.

The development of these components using biodegradable materials instead of Plastic disposable and poisoning, This would not only prevent damage to the environment, but also could reduce the cost of creating new Components and it would make it easier to replace others since the chips are not 100% mushrooms but also, they have plastic and metal components.

According to the analysis published on the site Scientists progressmushrooms can be used for systems as a module Bluetooth there sensors humidity and proximity, which proves its usefulness for several products.

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The researchers used the skin of the Lucid Ganodermaa species that, in addition to reproducing all over the world, is usually found in trees and has been used in medicine.

Thus, it has been possible to create a plate with a thickness similar to that of a sheet of paper to which a series of regular components can be added, which are not rigid, can be bent and withstand high temperatures such that 200 degrees Celsius to prevent damage due to system overheating.

On the other hand, tests were carried out to determine which skin type was best applicable in the fleas and it was determined that those made from medium growth hides had a greater ability to resist temperature increase compared to mature and even younger hides.

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According to Matter Physics, from the University of Austria and co-author of the investigationthe skin of mushroom applied to creating chips has different properties such as “growing from waste wood and not requiring large amounts of energy or expensive processing”.

Regarding the mode of use in a normal context, the researchers indicate that the skin flea of mushroom it can last “a long time” if kept dry, although an exact number of months or years has not been specified.

Additionally, when disposed of properly to avoid pollution by means of other electronic components, it has been stated that the decomposition of chip on land is approx. two weeks.

Currently, fleas that include the skin of mushroom cannot be mass-produced or applied in more advanced technology equipment such as monitorskeyboards, mobile phones or others, but it has been determined that its application is possible in other products that do not require constant use as near-field communication tags (NFC) with which contact activation technology is used, such as credit card.

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Research at Johannes Kepler University has also attempted to combine this technology with the creation of other types of batteriesalthough it is currently a work in progress and no conclusive results have been reached on the application of this method to other Components.