Prototype OLED display, parts of which can “swell” with liquid

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Tactical feedback on smartphone screens is done with vibration engines. A new OLED screen is on a very different path. going.

Researchers at the Future Interfaces Group (FIG) at Carnegie Mellon University set out to produce a display with better feedback. Craig Shultz And Chris HarrisonThey succeeded in achieving these goals. A prototype in the process OLED display Researchers can inflate different sections on this screen with liquid or lower them down. In this way, a real tactical feedback can be obtained, in the process, with FIG or its abbreviation “Flat Panel Hapticstechnology is used. Numerous potential uses come to mind with this infrastructure. For example, in this way, a controller that appears only in games can be created on a part of the screen, media control that you can feel physically can be offered, or virtual keyboards can be made physical when needed.

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Liquid pumps, referred to as Embedded Electroosmotic Pumps, are used in the process, and an on-screen protrusion of 1.5mm can be achieved in the current prototype. It is reported that the difference is high enough to feel with the finger, according to the researchers, it currently only takes about a second to inflate a spot using liquid. Although smartphones are the focus at this first stage, the screen technology, which reveals a potential that can be easily used on automobile screens, is still far from commercial use, but it is stated that the work on it will continue actively. You can watch the promotional video for the technology right below:

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