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Imagine being able to dip a brush into a bucket or spray a wall with paint and have an instant OLED screen or solar panel. The term "far-fetched" comes to mind, but according to Mitsubishi Chemical and Sumitomo Chemical, this is a very real possibility. The companies are currently working together on two different versions of a "molecular soup" that can be applied to a surface and dried to a thickness of 100nm—creating either a solar cell or OLED screen in the process.
Plus, the solar charging properties of the compounds means that there would be no need for a traditional power source. When applied to a surface, the OLED screen could run under the power that it generates for an indefinite amount of time. It could even be applied to the back of cellphones to provide a constant charge. Again, this sort of technology seems seriously out there, but the researchers believe that they can have a working prototype up and running within two years. I'll believe it when I see it. [Tech Radar via OLED-info]
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GODDAMMIT!
I ONLY BOUGHT THE 720p SPRAY! :'(
Next step: distributed nano-computing. The greater the painted surface area, the greater its power/storage capacity.
the office? i think porn is the first thing that readers of this blog would think of
Could I paint my gut and display abs on it?
Where do you plug in the DVD player?
Yea, Can i paint it tattooed on my skin and never wear clothes? AND put a picture of a physically fit dude on there at night? AND have an instant multi-directional camouflage?
NASA has already developed solar panels that can be painted onto a surface like in this article. :)
...also, I can't stop looking at the girl in the picture. Good angle.
Nice ass!!
On topic: That would be pretty expensive.
From a Can. Like froma a can of coors lite? Crazy amount of beer ads on gizmodo today
@Weihovah: Well, if it wasn't Thursday
@Enigmaaron1: Better yet, what would happen if you paint it on a wall and display an open doorway?
@Enigmaaron1: That's what the Ab-Abber 2000 is for.
@OtioseScandal: I don't really care for the way her pants are sagging in the back. I keep thinking, poor fit or full of dump?
@Weihovah: Isn't that the first thing everyone does with a new screen? watch porn? I know I did.
@Kaiser-Machead: Also, you are stuck with component inputs only. gfg kthx.
come on baby, daddy needs a new screen!
fuck, got the solar cells again.
@GeekyNerdGuy: That sag seems to be in now... I've seen it on a few girls. In a way, it's kind of the "cute" look instead of the hot look. I guess by not being tight, it leaves more to the imagination, and that can often be a good thing... unless you're imagining poop.
If you painted your house with it, could you rig it to display an image of an empty lot and make your house disappear?
@Kaiser-Machead: That's just cold. Funny, but cold.
I've been predicting this for a while now. The people who work with me have been staring at me like I'm a lunatic for a while now too...
I hope it works out so I can be right for once...
@Kaiser-Machead: "GODDAMMIT!
I ONLY BOUGHT THE 720p SPRAY! :'( "
Well duh! Use a second coat.
@OtioseScandal: It's cute, in a poopy way. :)
@Kaiser-Machead: yeah, but where exactly do you plug the cables in?
@zenpoet: It's wireless, of course.
That just blew my mind!
@Jimbuck: I don't think a girl her size could really carry that much poopy to cause that sort of sag anyway - Another reason why she's attractive, she guarantees a cheaper dinner bill, than the girls that like to eat (and refuse to paint your walls)
you could paint your bed with it and have a
2-D virtual girlfriend sleep beside you whenever you want. Or if your girlfriend is ugly you could paint her with this and make her look as hot as you want. And yes, there is something sexy about a woman on a ladder.
@Fierock: Or I could paint over my herpes ... yeah!
@OtioseScandal: The real question is, in what country was this picture taken? Because in China, workers aren't allowed to take bathroom breaks ...
@OtioseScandal: I would assume a wireless box would communicate with a small chip or box that would be touching the wall.
And, for a random prediction, Ima say that the boxes next to the wall will be huge at first and will generate tons of bitching (for battery, etc.) and then once it has slimmed down lot, the solar panel/always powered options will come out, bringing back monster boxes. I am mostly saying this because it seems so great, but there must be some catch besides price.
@GeekyNerdGuy: Who's kidding who, with a name like "geekynerdyguy" posting a comment on a gadget blog, there's no doubt you're probably still a virgin. And contrary to what your WoW buddies tell you, blisters from consitent porn-iduced masturbation sessions don't classify as herpes.
@GeekyNerdGuy: There's enough curve on that girl's butt to assume she's likely not Chinese. Nothing against asian girls - they offer things other than a nice butt.
@methodlimp: I think GeekyNerdGuy just painted over your comment.
I got it. One side of the blinds could be painted with solar cells. And the other side of the blinds can be OLED. The sunlight powers the blinds so you can watch a movie through your window! Or a nifty, self-powered screen-saver blind...
@SigmundTheSeaMonster: Now that's innovation!
@OtioseScandal: My thoughts exactly. How do we connect video sources? Are they gonna make bluetooth and HDMI sprays too?
A few companies (One french/canada?) and one british has this concept down from a few years ago. Sprayable solar paint. good for cars, too. w00rd.
@methodlimp: You're probably right, but can you still look at my penis to check?
I'd guess the biggest problem is how do you address a pixel at a specific location? Pixels will basically be un-organized into a... 'random' sort of grid... I can't imagine how they are planning to figure out how to display anything other than...'random' pixels.
and how do you even get a connection to any of the pixels to turn them on or off.
It does seem pretty far fetched to me.
@twg77: I think the "magic" behind this is that the material is engineering to suspend and spread the pixels evenly. And obviously the cohesion/suspension material would be the conductor between all the pixels. I'm guessing you would either paint a ribbon cable into it which would then connect to your power and inputs or tape inputs onto it.
But yeah, I have no idea how, even with evenly spaced molecular pixels, this would detect the size and shape of the screen, etc. Then again, I have no idea how OLEDs do that anyway.
I hope we're not trying to be more efficient by going green with an aerosol can...
This reminds me of the wall parlors in 'Fahrenheit 451'.
Just one step closer to book burning :|
i am definitely a fan of this technology; and especially a fan of the angle of the pic. uhhhhm!!!
@SigmundTheSeaMonster: You're close...here's how it'll work:
One side of the blinds could be painted with solar cells. And the other side of the blinds can be an OLED display of what's outside window. The sunlight powers the blinds so you can "look out the window" without really looking through your window!
Anything "spreadable" is worth a shot in my book.
They've been talking about this for at least 2 years. I call vaporware.
Concentrating and inhaling the fumes, in addition to providing the usual pharmacological effects, will provide the added benefit of serving as a do-it-yourself chest x-ray.
THE GIRL IN THE PIC IS TOO SKINNY YALL DONT KNOW WHAT ASS IS I SEE THAT NOW
SORRY SHE HAS NOTHING GOING FOR HERE
I SHOOT MODEL CHICKS FOR A LIVING
@Elk damn, you beat me to it
i can't wait till i get a mildred of my own!
hahaha, i love ducks. But seriously, killing baby ducks is screwed up.