Shape-shifting touchscreens morph on demand
Imagine that you launch a gaming app on your smartphone, and the device automatically morphs into the shape of a console. Then, if you receive a text message and need to respond, it transforms itself back into a phone.
Researchers at University of Bristol, UK, have designed a device that could one day do just that. It is called Cubimorph, and is a small, modular device that can change into different shapes, depending on the desired function or even the person holding it. Its designers say that the technology could pave the way for more adaptable handheld gadgets.
Cubimorph looks a bit like a Rubik’s Cube and is made from a string of connected smaller cubes, with each surface covered in a tiny touchscreen. The cubes are on hinges that allow movement across any of the edges controlled by two motors.
Cubimorph can change shape on demand
