Eshan Maitra
Much like home-theater sound system, imagine using all the glass surfaces around the house as tech-interface.
Yes, just like seeing the weather forecast on bedroom window, checking mails on the bathroom mirror while brushing teeth and skyping with your distant relatives on the dining table mirror!
A group of Australian scientists at University of Adelaide believes that it all can be possible.
A true kind of smart glass this is going to be. The researching team has announced that, they have developed glass panes with the ability to emit light and display information. In doing so, it won’t lose any of the natural properties of glass whatsoever.
Glass pane can be shaped and shifted into any manner, and yet will work as needed.
The trick here is, the embed light-emitting nanoparticles into the glass pane. This will revolutionize devices with transparent displays and new hybrid materials, that could be very useful.
Besides all the futuristic fantasies, the team is mostly working on getting their invention to the medical sector. They believe mounting these fluorescent nanoparticles on tiny neurosurgical torches could enha
nce the efficiency and success rate of brain surgery. They are currently focusing on developing biological sensing, biomedical imaging and 3D volumetric displays.