We do know that many computer enthusiasts these days have their own custom PC chassis, and many of the newer computer cases do come with a clear acrylic panel on the side for you to peer within. Fancy a new smartphone in the future that is fully transparent? I guess it would evoke a sense of wonder that is similar to the transparent Game Boy that was rolled out by Nintendo all those years ago. Rice University chemist James Tour has come up with a transparent, flexible memory that relies on silicon oxide as the active component in order for it to achieve such a quality. According to Tour, this particularly new type of memory will be able to merge with the likes of transparent electrodes that were developed at Rice University, paving the way for flexible touchscreens as well as transparent integrated circuits and batteries.
Tour continues, “Generally, you can’t see a bit of memory, because it’s too small. But silicon itself is not transparent. If the density of the circuits is high enough, you’re going to see it.” Surely devices of the future will be all the more sexy if this development goes through, don’t you think so?
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