Researchers Embed Transparent Sensors in Corning Gorilla Glass
Researchers from a Canadian university and Corning have successfully implanted transparent sensors into the Gorilla Glass used by most smartphones, possibly allowing a future where touchscreens are also sensory devices.
Instead of using electricity, however, the two transparent devices—one a conventional temperature sensor, the other a more novel way of authenticating a smartphone—use optical waveguides, funneling photons through glass channels rather than electricity through wires.
Raman Kashyap, a professor of electrical engineering at the Polytechnique Montreal in Canada, said it should be possible for manufacturers to begin building in the technology inside of smartphones within a year with “focused development.” “We are actively looking to partner with industry to exploit this technology,” Kashyap says.
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