#claytronics

Claytronics – Transforming Technologies At Infinite Possibilities!

magine a bracelet or watch when you took it off and it turns into something else. Maybe it becomes a cell phone, tablet, or computer. Although this scenario may seem like science fiction, it will soon become a reality with a groundbreaking new technology named Claytronics. A few years away from bringing scientific life to a future simulation system, which can visualize almost any object in…

The Living Kitchen - Michael Harboun

A wonderful concept for the role of technologies in our future homes and a Red Dot design award winner, the Living Kitchen explores the already existent (though hardly developed) technology of Claytronics... a form of nanotechnology currently in development by Intel at the Carnegie Mellon University that if refined, could allow for smart surfaces which can render appliances in real time at the touch of a finger or the utterance of a command. What is so fascinating about this idea is it completely removes the need for appliances or utensils in our future kitchens, perhaps the need for furniture altogether. What's perhaps more daunting is the role it creates for designers. No longer would designers serve as creators of objects, instead we would have to design the behaviour to go with these surfaces. Scary a prospect or not, this is a brilliant representation of the potential of a still in-development technology. 

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