Worms are useful in the garden and great for fish bait, but one of their talents has remained hidden — until now. Scientists have discovered that worms can manufacture tiny semiconductors.

At King's College in London, researchers fed an ordinary red worm, Lumbricus rubellus, soil laced with metals.The worm produced quantum dots, nano-sized semiconductors that are used in imaging ...

The Code Red worm tried to bring down the Net last year using a similar strategy. Skip to main content. Scientific American. October 28, 2002. ... Ebay and other top dot-coms low.

Worms are useful in the garden and great for fish bait, but one of their talents has remained hidden — until now. Scientists have discovered that worms can manufacture tiny semiconductors.