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Pickup line, circa 2030: "Do my pants think it's hot in here, or is it just you?"
Imagine a single-coloured piece of cloth that suddenly displays a colourful pattern when the ambient temperature changes. Upon further temperature change, a completely different pattern shows up.
[...] Marjan Kooroshnia began her research on already existing descriptions of leuco dye-based thermochromic inks; below their activation temperature they are coloured, and above their activation temperature they are clear or have a light hue. In addition, they are usually blended with static pigments, allowing them to change from one colour to another.
[...] After a lot of testing in the printing lab, she managed to mix the inks so that they looked similar when they were in a non-heated state and they change to different colours as result of increasing temperature.
Then, she explored thermochromic inks with different activation temperatures in order to create a wide spectrum of colours that would appear at different temperatures. She used thermochromic inks with activation temperatures of 27, 37 and 47°C to create a dynamic pattern that colour changing effects that appear in sequence due to increasing temperature; for example, the pattern has one colour at 27°C, another colour at 37°C and another colour at 47°C.
Or will it take off as a uniform that's white when it's cold, and camouflage pattern when it's hot?
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday March 15 2017, @04:29PM (2 children)
These were reasonable modern keyboards: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2CP54M8367&cm_re=quickfire-_-9SIA2CP54M8367-_-Product [newegg.com]
I see prices are up and they are currently unavailable, too bad, I like the two I have had for the last 4 years and would probably buy another when I need one.
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(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday March 15 2017, @05:20PM (1 child)
Yeah the number pad could use some work on that one. There are attempts at making something as good as the old M and reddit mechanicalkeyboards and all that, but its not quite there.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday March 15 2017, @06:09PM
At home, I'm space constrained (small desk with two notebooks, two extra monitors and a keyboard and mouse....) so the compact form factor is a plus for me, but it does take a little getting used to.
Since I got used to it at home, I got an identical one for work - much easier that way. I agree, it seems more optimized for gaming than work, but working with what you're trained to is usually more important than any specific layout details.
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