A new technique developed by a Binghamton University physicist and his colleagues will improve the quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass. (The sort that's needed for Minority Report-style giant computer displays.)[...] Creating a more reliable production process for a-IGZO will save electronics manufacturers money. It could also reduce energy use, as a fully transparent display can take advantage of ambient light and does not require as much backlighting. — ScienceDaily
Advances in technologies such as this one will enable glass to go beyond transparency and become screens, with the potential to radically change architecture and urbanism. A future in which windows, doors, and even walls could stream movies or display art is fast approaching. LED and LCD screens have already become ubiquitous in many cities for advertising. And in Beijing, screens are being used to display sunrises because air pollution is so bad that the skies are almost perpetually gray – a reminder that cool technology doesn't alone make a for a sci-fi utopia.
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I thought it turned out that the whole "in Beijing, screens are being used to display sunrises because air pollution is so bad that the skies are almost perpetually gray" thing was a bit overblown. a hoax/meme...?
Nah, just a portent of things to come, like the simulation of a livable environment.
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