Funky Fish neon, originally uploaded by Mr Padraig

How do you created LED light bulbs from salmon DNA? Simple. Just add fluorescent dye to the DNA and spin the DNA strands into nanofibers. Cover an LED light with the nanofibers, and presto, you can read your Kindle in the dark. So say researchers at the University of Connecticut who managed the feat in the laboratory. Cod willing, the discovery may help scale-down the price of high-end LED lighting.

Hat Tip: fastcompany.com

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