What could a future without physical screens look like

Last week Sony launched a projector which turns any surface into a touchscreen. We ask designers how screenless technology could be used in the future.

New transparent metal could make screens cheaper

Indium tin oxide, the transparent conductor currently used for more than 90% of the display market, is costly. Scientists have discovered a new possibility.

This new golden nano-grid could lead to clearer, more sensitive touchscreens

New touchscreen technology that has the potential to improve display transparency and sensitivity has been developed by researchers in Switzerland , thanks to a specialised microscopic 3D printing technique.

Touchscreens Of The Future: Why A New Transparent Conducting Material Is Needed

Touch screens are incorporated into almost all new technologies, from smart-phones, tablet computers and personal gadgets to flat panel televisions.

Make every surface a touch screen

Developed by Microsoft Research, Wearable Multitouch Interaction turns any surface in the user’s environment into a touch interface. “We wanted to