
AIST shows off see-through display prototype on video

Face it, folks — the days of windows being just windows are behind us. Before long, our panes will double as widget displays or makeshift televisions, and AIST has the prototype to prove it. The demonstration seems to utilize technology that’s far different than that seen in Samsung’s iceTouch PMP , but it’s certainly no less exciting. According to DigInfo , AIST is developing florescent glass suitable for excitation by near-UV LEDs, and by combining this [borosilicate] glass with LEDs, it’s possible to obtain transparent, flat light sources.” Better still, we’re told that the prevailing thought is that this here technology could be used to…



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Water splitting is a clean way to generate hydrogen
[General Sciences]Scientists from the Energy Technology Research Institute, AIST in Tsukuba, Japan now report in ChemSusChem on a process that uses chemical energy to generate both hydrogen and electricity. ...
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Sugar Cube-Sized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
[Environment]The world’s smallest solid-oxide fuel cell( SOFC), as small as a sugar cube, was recently developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
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Yet Another Solar Power "Plant"
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Newly Developed Glass Can Switch To Become A Mirror!
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Music Rainbow Discovery Tool: Demonstration Video
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