Up to the time the laptop is folded

US experts have achieved the latest breakthrough in the field of electronics, by printing transparent circuits up ... paper.

The scientists used one of the simplest and most unusual materials to create the latest and thinnest component in electronic devices: paper.

Experts from the University of Maryland have taken the first step towards a new era of green electronics, by printing them, in transparent form, to ' nano paper.

Semiconductor semiconductor circuit - (Photo: University of Maryland)

This is a paper made from enzyme-treated pulp and tempered under mechanical processing.

They make semiconductor circuits on the surface of nanoparticles by printing different inks, including a layer of carbon nanotubes, dielectrics, semiconductor inks, and a further layer of nanotubes, according to a report in the Highly Transparent and Flexible Nanopaper Transistor.

Experts explain that the semiconductor circuit has unique characteristics, such as plasticity, reasonable cost, lightweight and alternative energy.

The 'green' electronics is becoming a potential research field, gaining more and more interest from manufacturers.

Up to 84% of the new semiconductor circuits are transparent, flexible, allowing it to remain active when bent. Meanwhile, thin nano-paper is enough to be cut or folded, paving the way for the folded electronics. According to Extreme Tech researcher Liangbing Hu, plastic thin plastic.

The next challenge the researchers are looking at is to find out how to print nanoparticles at mass production levels for commercial purposes.