Scientists based at Sligo IT have made what is being hailed as a "game changer" in the fight against super bugs.

A team of scientists, led by Professor Suresh C. Pillai, have developed a new technology which can be baked into everyday items, including smartphones, to combat the likes of MRSA and E. coli.

They say it has a 99.9% kill rate of potentially lethal and drug-resistant bacteria.

The findings are published today in the international journal "Scientific Reports".

An @itsligo scientist leads an Irish #MRSA #Superbugs breakthrough. https://t.co/FJh0RWe9iN pic.twitter.com/tEIFb2m3m2

— IT Sligo (@itsligo) April 21, 2016