Wow, this is underrated. The start of the video cuts between a few other inventions this creator made using air. They discussed using air for digital logic gates generally.
Really neat stuff I hadn’t thought about before!
If the active elements were convex instead of concave, I can imagine this being useful for people with visual impairments. How does this compare to existing technologies for braille displays?
Wow, this is underrated. The start of the video cuts between a few other inventions this creator made using air. They discussed using air for digital logic gates generally.
Really neat stuff I hadn’t thought about before!
If the active elements were convex instead of concave, I can imagine this being useful for people with visual impairments. How does this compare to existing technologies for braille displays?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refreshable_braille_display
The technology hasn't changed at all since the 1992 film Sneakers with the blind character Whistler. https://youtu.be/GS3npSv8iuM?t=124
Dupe from a few days ago [1], but glad this is gaining some attention. Truly remarkable work.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47733345
Rocky would approve.
niche
It becomes more interesting when you couple a flexible display with it.
...especially if that display could be a touch screen...
It's been tried with fluid instead of air.
https://www.engadget.com/this-oled-screen-can-fill-with-liqu...
A whole new type of "vacuum tube"
sometimes humans are awesome.