July 14, 2009
During the morning PowerPoint lecture, the Morph phone concept by Nokia was displayed. This was an example of ‘imagining the impossible’; although the idea seemed too futuristic to become true, scientists are working on it to make it a reality soon. The main idea behind the Morph concept phone is the use of nanotechnology based flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces. These properties will enable Nokia to create a phone that is stretchable and flexible which will allow any user to transform their mobile device into radically different shapes. Generally, it should transform itself into the concrete shape according to users’ needs. In addition, the phone will not only be transparent and remarkably strong but also made of Nanograss structures that harvest solar power.
Later everybody got to create their own ferrofluid, a liquid which becomes strongly polarized in the presence of a magnetic field, and experiment with it others in their groups. They are composed of tiny iron particles covered with a liquid coating, which gives them their liquid properties. Using magnets people manipulated and create many various designs and patterns in the ferrofluid. This ability to change phases with the application of a magnetic field allows them to be as seals, lubricants, and may open up further applications in future electromechanical systems. Ferrofluids are a unique class of material. This technology is capable of solving a wide variety of technical problems for there are many successful applications of this engineering material. There is immense future potential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrofluid
http://www.ferrotec.com/technology/ferrofluid/
http://www.tuvie.com/the-morph-concept-phone-from-nokia
http://www.unwiredview.com/2008/02/25/nokia-morph-phone-concept/
http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/research/demos/the-morph-concept