Image from Hasty Lab, UC San Diego from: http://futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/19/9565060-neon-signs-made-with-bacteria
Tyler – I thought of you while searching for explorations with neon signs. This article describes research from UC San Diego that is exploring the use of fluorescent bacteria as bio-pixels for screens.
http://futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/19/9565060-neon-signs-made-with-bacteria
This is fascinating.
Wow! Very cool find, Tyler…I would love to see one of these in “real” life 🙂
Thanks, Kristin! Yes, this research was just announced last December, I believe. It’s really amazing, as it takes advantage of the way the bacteria communicate with one another (quorum sensing) to make light.
I thought you some of you might want to see a video of the biopixels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3Fzu2Av6BmE
(I don’t seem to be able to embed the video in comments)