Transparent transistors to power next generation of displays
By Cyrus Farivar 
posted Dec 23rd 2006 9:14AM
posted Dec 23rd 2006 9:14AM
We've been following this trend of making stuff invisible for some time now, and the short of it is that invisibility doesn't really quite work as much as we'd like it to for now. But a new result from Northwestern University may be the closest to true "invisible" electronics that we've seen thus far -- honestly, they're really just transparent. A group of scientists, led by Tobin J. Marks, a professor of chemistry, materials science and engineering at Northwestern, have just published a paper in Nature Materials that says that it's possible to produce "transparent, high-performance transistors" on glass and plastics. Dr. Marks said that it was conceivable to be able to construct "displays of text or images that would seem to be floating in space," -- such as a heads-up display of a map built into your windshield, or a visual aid built into a set of goggles for soldiers -- and that new displays based on this technology could be commercially available via his new startup Polyera within 18 months. Heck, if we could use an upgraded version of our bedroom window as a ginormous display to watch TV or movies on, we'd toss our 30-inch LCDs and/or plasma screens in a second.
dude, cyrus, you must be a strong man to want to SIT in bed and watch a movie on your window. That's a strong back right there. What i'd like is to be lying down on bed and watching movies on the ceiling.
Just imagine when some little so-and-so puts a brick through it while youre playing GoW.
Ah, I got a virus, and thought there was a blizzard!
Stupid screens in windows...
Let me know when you throw out your old TVs I could use a nice TV. Jut please be gentle while hoisting them into the dumpster.
Sweeeeet, now my neighbors can enjoy my porn on the bay window facing them. ^.^
Where I'd like to see this tech put to good use is to finally have a decent head-mounted HUD for watching movies while still being able to be aware of my surroundings, like watching a movie on the subway without missing my stop. Although I guess we really won't be *there* until we get those optical projectors that put images right on your retinas http://www.startrek.com/imageuploads/200303/tng-206-riker-tries-out-the-ga/320x240.jpg
No, No, No you've got it all wrong! What you want is a download directly to the brain of the best parts of the movie. That way you can skip all the crap parts, and feel like you watched it a few months back. That way you don't have to waste any time. You could watch all episodes of Star trek in less than 30 secs! :P
Bah, technology is moving too slow. I'm still waiting for miniaturized displays on contact lenses that can be synced with wearable computers. I mean c'mon, they have it in sci-fi books, how hard can it be . . .
Wow, Viruses for these windows could be amazing. Imagine tricking someone into thinking that they're about to have a head-on collision with a Hummer.
Now that's entertainment.
Tom Cruises' screen in the movie, Minority Report, here we come! Oh, wait, nevermind. That's still way off in the future.
that's the real one, which can create Virtual into real around us; in full width ! we won't know the diff.
when it is likely to be affordable, i can postpone Calender Tv till then!
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Hey where they watching a movie?
i couldnt find the older one though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m_XirT9DHc
that except vice-versa
hmm.... you could trick your neighbours looking in through your window...