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Cool Technologies you’ve not heard of!

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As I was reading July issue of PC Magazine, I came across an interesting article that I thought I could share with you. Technology as you know is ever changing; but I didn’t anticipate that the hi-tech systems shown in the hollywood movies are already here.
For instance, reserachers at the University of Illinos have developed stretchable silicion transistors. Down the road, these could help in the developement of wearable electronics and flexible displays.
If you have watched Minority Report with Tom Cruise, one of the most enjoyable scenes was the use of multitouch displays. A group of researchers at NYU have developed an inexpensive system that can allow one to touch a screen and control different elements on it at the same time. You can choose an image, rotate with two hands and then magnify it to select different parts of it.
In addition to that, Oregon State University’s John Wager has revealed a transparent transistor invention. This could lead to emergence of displays virtually anywhere. A pop screen in a car windshield, advertising on walls, paper thin cell phone displays and more. Just go ahead and manage the possiblities. I believe in about ten years to come, people will have clothes with video advertisements scrolling across their bodies. Whoever says those sci-fi movies are boring; looks like researchers look at them for inspiration.

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