This paperexplains the imageexpansionand confusion of thered and blue primary colourscaused bythe electric chargeaccumulation on the oilfilm in the colour TV lightvalvetube.
Each bead is doped with a mixture of chemicals that become electrically charged in response to odour molecules and that charge alters the colour of the dye.
At this stage, however, using the protein that way could turn reading into a truly electrifying experience: a charge of about 4, 000 volts is needed to trigger the colour change.