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posted by cmn32480 on Saturday June 27 2015, @06:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the where'd-he-go dept.

A fully flexible colour display inspired by chameleon skin has been developed by a team in Florida.

Its creators say it could be used to alter soldiers' camouflage instantly, allow normal clothes to change colour, or create low-powered e-reader screens.

The colour change is achieved by applying different voltage levels to the display.

The team has been given a $300,000 (£190,000) grant to develop the technology further.

"You create a surface which absorbs some light, and reflects the remaining light," Prof Debashis Chanda, of the University of Central Florida, told the BBC.

"[When we add] the ability to selectively absorb different colours, the remaining amount of light creates the different colour perception."

Now when the wife comes looking for you to do yard work, you can blend into the sofa.


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    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2015, @08:06AM (#202014)

    May their many successful assassination missions bring fame and high public approval ratings for our Lord God Emperor Omaba.

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