A team of researchers have devised a new means of creating organic materials for use in the creation of LEDs and electronic devices.
Nadav Amdursky and Professor Gil Rosenman of Tel Aviv University's Department of Electrical Engineering have created nanotechnology based on self-assembled peptide nanotubes to replace the heavy metals usually used in electronics.
These materials are carbon-based, affordable and environmentally-friendly, while offering comparable performance to current inorganic LEDs.
It is thought that these new lights could be used in the development of products from widescreen TVs to medical devices, while the core technology could be applied to the creation of super-capacitors for the renewable energy sector.
Mr Amdursky, a doctoral student working on the project, said: We are growing our own light sources.
The growing importance of LEDs in lighting applications was recently highlighted by Mercedes-Benz, with its newly-unveiled CLS coupe featuring LED headlamps with a full range of dynamic light functions.
