Researchers tout self-healing smartphone screens

[Simon]

Smartphone and consumer electronics manufacturers could soon be able to include self-repairing screens in devices, according to scientists in Switzerland.

Screen scratches, from keys in pockets or grit in bags, can ruin the displays on portable devices, but researchers at the University of Fribourg in Germany have come up with a self-healing technology that would smooth away the problem.

According to the scientists, scratched materials - from car paints to tablet screens - could repair themselves in less than a minute when exposed to ultraviolet light using a special polymer coating.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/366949/researchers-tout-self-healing-smartphone-screens

[Gary]

Smartphone and consumer electronics manufacturers could soon be able to include self-repairing screens in devices, according to scientists in Switzerland.

Screen scratches, from keys in pockets or grit in bags, can ruin the displays on portable devices, but researchers at the University of Fribourg in Germany have come up with a self-healing technology that would smooth away the problem.

According to the scientists, scratched materials - from car paints to tablet screens - could repair themselves in less than a minute when exposed to ultraviolet light using a special polymer coating.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/366949/researchers-tout-self-healing-smartphone-screens

I like the idea of it being used on car paint