In January 2020, Samsung electronics filed a utility patent with the united states patent, and trademark office. The patent was published on August 27, 2020 and describes the technology needed to create a transparent smartphone...
The OLED screen is equipped with a transparent luminous display panel, through which light can shine, thus content can be displayed on the transparent screen, while users can simultaneously see through the phone. It can be a flat display, but also a flexible screen that can bend, fold, and a roll according to the patent description.
But developing a transparent phone, it's a problem, which was demonstrated by taiwanese firm Polytron Technologies transparent phone in 2013. The SD card, and ribbon cables were still visible despite the phone's largely transparent body...
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Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
'Stasis, cold sleep, hibernation, hypothermia, reduced metabolism, call it what you will - the logistics-medicine research teams had found a way to stack people like cordwood and use them when needed.'
Deflector Plasma Screen For Drones ala Star Wars
'If the enemy persists in attacking or even intensifies their power, the density of the plasma in space will suddenly increase, causing it to reflect most of the incoming energy like a mirror.'