Schoolboy from the UK has revolutionized the world of transistors – RSUTE

Thomas Burridge, student from Surrey, was the author of the discovery, which could lead to the creation of fundamentally new types of displays, sensors, and even clothing.

high school students from the English county of Surrey, Thomas Burridge was the author of the discovery, which, experts say, could lead to the creation of fundamentally new types of displays, sensors, and even clothing. This summer, 18-year-old Burridge was an intern at the University of Surrey in the framework of the charitable program SATRO. The supervisor of the student was Dr. Radu Sporea. “When you put the task before a student, you will never tell him that this issue no one has previously studied. They do not realize that they are dealing with the problem at the forefront of science, and thus achieve remarkable results, “- says Sporea.

His scientific works carried out during the summer practice, can play an impressive role in the future development Flexible electronic devices. This became known correspondents section “News of Science and Technology” magazine for traders and investors.

It is a field of MIS transistor, which are considered more easily and economically than traditional. They are used in systems that control the brightness and color monitors electronic devices.

Thomas was able to simulate on the computer the behavior of transistors in different modes and found that a simple change in their geometry allows you to fully solve the problem of self-heating.

«When you put the task before a student, you will never tell him that this issue no one has previously studied. They do not realize that addressing the problems at the forefront of science, and thus achieve remarkable results, “- said Dr. Radu Sporea who was scientific director Burridge.

According to Dr. Sporea, the possibility of such transistors are endless, since they can be printed like paper, and they are very cheap cost.

Thomas himself commented on his success: “I wanted to understand what scientific research. All it took less than a month. It’s amazing how much you can learn in a short time. First, I doubt that I will be able to discover something new, but then things got easier. ” This year, Thomas Burridge is about to start studying at the Faculty of Engineering at Cambridge University.