Screens
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Fingerprint-Smudged Touchscreens Could Be a Thing of the Past if This GM Patent Actually Works
There’s plenty to be said about the usability and safety of touchscreens, but one of the most common complaints about them, no matter how small or well-integrated, is that they tend to pick up fingerprints. And even if your screen looks relatively clean, all it takes is the right light to highlight just how smudged…
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Future Audi Interiors Will Be A Button-Less, Screen-Filled Dystopia
If you’ve followed me this far on this website, then you’ll know I love car interiors with buttons, dials and switches. That’s not exactly a brave stance, as literally every breathing person in this world feels this way, but I hate touchscreens and will argue against them until my last dying breath. It seems, however,…
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Scientists Created A Display With Pixels A Million Times Smaller Than Those On A Smartphone
Smartphone makers might soon not have much to brag about when it comes to the number of pixels they can fit on a pocket-sized screen. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have come up with a way to create pixels that are a million times smaller than those used on even Apple’s Retina displays. But…
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Microscopic 3D-Printed Gold Walls Could Make More Sensitive Touchscreens
Touchscreens use a mesh of almost-transparent electronics to detect where they’re being touched. Now, a new microscopic 3D printing technique could provide greater transparency and higher sensitivity than the existing state-of-the-art technology.