3M this week shared a new kind of touchscreen that merges the processor and screen almost into one. The new touchscreen will make the newer tablets, and, smartphones thinner than ever before. 3M did not give an expected release date for when these new screens will come out.
Typical touchscreens work with a conducting mesh that transmits your movements to the processor via circuits. 3M claims that it has found a way to shrink the mesh, as well as the circuits. Thus making the devices much thinner than they are today.
This sounds great, but I have to wonder about how much more easy these new touchscreens can break. That needs to be addressed by 3M, or at least considered. Many young kids play with devices that use touchscreens, so a thinner one could present more danger to them.
Via Extreme Tech
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