Make anything touch-sensitive

Wowsa! Portugal-based company, Displax, has invented a polymer film that can make virtually anything touch-sensitive. The film, called “Skin” can be attached to almost any surface - transparent, opaque, or even curved. The only limitation is that the surface can’t be conductive - so unfortunately you can’t stick this film to your fridge to instruct it when to give you food if that’s what you’re planning.

Skin uses something called “projected capacitive technology” which allows it to detect the touch of a finger or even a wisp of directed breath even if it is underneath a thin sheet of glass. This opens up a number of possibilities for museums, galleries and any other businesses that may want to display interactive data.

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Source: mydigitallife.co.za