Researchers at Northwestern University report that they have produced transparent, high-performance transistors that can be a part of your invisible gadget
By: Captain Maverick
Published: Dec 28, 2006
Updated: Sep 2, 2010
Northwestern University researchers have reported that they have produced transparent, high-performance transistors out of a combination of organic and inorganic materials that can be assembled inexpensively in glass or plastic. This means the possibility of invisible electronics and we're not just talking about James Bond gadgets either.
{slot15}How about a car with a windshield heads-up display that shows you a map to your destination. Okay, for you military geeks like me, how about military goggles with targets and instructions displayed right before a soldier’s eyes. Then there is always the marketing applications like a billboard that is also a window.
Researchers have struggled for a long time developing new types of displays powered by electronics without visible wires. But, according to a university statement, until now no one was able to develop materials for transistors that could be "invisible" while still maintaining a high level of performance.
According to a statement released by Tobin J. Marks, the Vladimir N. Ipatieff research professor in chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern and professor of materials science and engineering, who led the research, said that a prototype display using the transistors developed at Northwestern could be available in 12 to 18 months. He has formed a startup company, Polyera, to bring this and related technologies to market.
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