Researchers are looking at a highly durable organic pigment, used by humans in artwork for hundreds of years, as a promising possibility as a semiconductor material. Researchers at Oregon State ...

Researchers at Oregon State University are advancing organic semiconductor technologies inspired by nature, pointing to a future of flexible, low cost and potentially more sustainable electronic ...

A glass vial has a crimson solid in it and is illuminated by strong bluish light. Credit: Submitted by Nojus Osinskas These crystals of xylindein are a rare sight, according to Nojus Osinskas, a ...

Four new fungal species of the genus Chlorociboria have been discovered in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the Global Times on ...

Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands ...

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Organic semiconductors are of interest for (opto)electronic applications due to their low cost, solution processability, and tunable properties. Recently, natural product-derived organic pigments ...

Researchers at Oregon State University are investigating xylindein, an organic pigment produced by fungi, to find low-cost, sustainable alternatives to silicon in electronic or optoelectronic ...

Silicon remains the material to beat when it comes to creating a semiconductor but, in recent years, there have been a number of investigations into what other materials out there offer an alternative ...

A fungi-produced pigment used in woodwork for hundreds of years could, in fact, turn out to be an incredibly capable semiconducting material. Silicon remains the material to beat when it comes to ...