Electronic goods are not immune to radiation and especially so, when the electronic components make the journey through space. Transistors in particular, are susceptible to damage due to radiation. So, when the scientists at Northwestern University developed a material that could resist radiation and is just perfect to manufacture transistors- The building blocks of all electronic goods, NASA was obviously interested. The material which, is called SAND (Self Assembling Nanodielectrics), is likely to revolutionalize the electronic world and could be the next big thing after microchips. SAND could be used to manufacture transparent computers and the like. It could help in printing large items like solar cells and flat-panel displays, as well as small items, like circuits for cell phones and medical equipment. SAND also could help in the manufacturing of RFID tags which allow a cashier to zap a shopper’s entire basket in one go, instead of scanning bar codes one-by-one. RFID which is used in tracking purposes, is highly reactive to radiation and SAND could probably immunize electronic goods and various other gadgets against radiation here and in space. You can now look forward to owning a transparent computer that is resistant to radiation.
Via: DailyTech
