Ultra-thin membrane screen
The surface of a soap bubble is commonly understood as a micro-membrane. This membrane allows light to pass through it, displaying the color of the light on its surface. Scientists at the University of Tokyo, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Tsukuba have developed an ultra-thin and flexible BRDF screen using a mixture of two colloidal liquids. The membrane screen may be controlled using ultrasonic vibrations, and its transparency and surface states may also be altered depending on the scales of ultrasonic waves. The researchers have also developed several applications using their new membrane screen volumetrically.
Contact: Digital Nature Group, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
