future

Video: It’s Electrick—Conductive sensing technique turns any surface into an interactive touchpad

By April Gocha / May 17, 2017

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised a technique called Electrick that uses electric field tomography to turn virtually any surface—including toys, guitars, entire walls, tables, steering wheels, and even Jello—into an interactive touchpad.

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Video: Panasonic debuts OLED-embedded transparent glass TV

By April Gocha / October 12, 2016

Televisions have drastically evolved since their cathode ray tube beginnings, and they are still going places—and if Panasonic is any prognosticator, the TVs of the future will be nearly invisible in our homes.

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Video: CoorsTek investing $120M in new advanced materials R&D facility

By April Gocha / March 23, 2016

CoorsTek just announced this week that it is investing $120 million to build an advanced materials R&D facility in its headquarters city of Golden, Colo.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / August 4, 2015

Future of materials science, bomb-proof luggage lining, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 4, 2015.

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Get outta my dreams, get into my futuristic Chevy FNR concept car

By April Gocha / April 24, 2015

According to a GM press release, Chevrolet’s new FNR concept car “boasts a futuristic capsule design”—which may be the biggest understatement we’ve ever heard.

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