Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has this week whipped the covers of intrigue off its new Morph technology, a tantalisingly bendy concept developed by Nokia Research Center (NRC) in conjunction with England’s University of Cambridge.
Mobile phone giant Nokia unveils its nanotechnology Morph concept.
Presented from February 24 through to May 12, Morph technology will be a part of the “Design and the Elastic Mind” exhibition being held at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
But what, we hear your cry, is Morph?
Essentially, Nokia’s Morph concept demonstrates how mobile devices of the future might arrive as pliable and flexible alternatives to current rigidly moulded designs. Morph is built on the idea that nanotechnology is capable of delivering ultimate functionality to consumers via flexible mobile devices that can be manipulated into radically different shapes while providing transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces.
“Nokia Research Center is looking at ways to reinvent the form and function of mobile devices; the Morph concept shows what might be possible,” enthused Dr. Bob Iannucci, the chief technology officer at Nokia.
Iannucci’s belief is mirrored by Dr. Tapani Ryhanen of the Cambridge NRC lab, who hopes that “this combination of art and science will showcase the potential of nanoscience to a wider audience. The research we are carrying out is fundamental to this as we seek a safe and controlled way to develop and use new materials.”
While maintaining that concepts such as Morph will help drive the research inspiration and technological focus created by its nanoscience partnership with the University of Cambridge, Espoo-based Nokia believes that elements intrinsic to Morph could be appearing in consumer handheld devices within 7 years.
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JoeFeb 27th, 2008 - 04:56:52
So at the moment this morph technology is just some graphic art? No proto-nanophone?
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JoeFeb 27th, 2008 - 04:56:52
So at the moment this morph technology is just some graphic art? No proto-nanophone?
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