Biological Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles by Bacteria, Fungi and Plants can be utilized for electromagnetic pulse protection, according to US Army

Nanoparticles have unique thermal, optical, physical, chemical, magnetic and electrical properties compared to their bulk material counterparts. These features can be exploited for next generation biosensors, electronics, catalysts and antimicrobials. Metallic nanoparticles are one important and widely studied group of materials, showing great diversity and many different uses