Shape Shifting Interface That Behaves Like Liquid

[KILL KILL]

This is really effing cool. If you don't feel like reading, just go down and watch the video (watch the entire thing because it gets really neat).

A group of researchers have created the groundwork for a new type of interface that could someday change the way we interact with devices.

Developed by engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Tangible Media Group, “Materiable” is an array of physical pixels mounted on motors that respond in very specific ways when manipulated. Using a computer to control the interface, it can be programmed with different algorithms in order to trigger responses that mimic different materials.

Coupled with a projector that can beam different colors onto the pixels, the possibilities are endless and exciting.

Materiable is the brainchild of seven engineers from MIT’s Media Lab: Ken Nakagaki, Luke Vink, Jared Counts, Daniel Windham, Daniel Leithinger, Sean Follmer and Hiroshi Ishii. Nakagaki and Vink are the leads on the project, which aims to give physical shapes to digital data.

Users can manipulate the interface with their hands or with motion gestures, and Materiable can be programmed to respond in a number of different ways using different physics algorithms. A video showcases the group’s prototype that was created as a proof of concept, and the most intriguing parts of the demo come when the Materiable interface responds like a liquid.

http://bgr.com/2016/05/11/shape-shifting-interface-materiable-mit/

The idea is that this type of technology can give physical shapes to digital information.

 

[BisexualMMA]

No surprise that the first thing the scientist does is fingerbang it.

 

[KILL KILL]

No surprise that the first thing the scientist does is fingerbang it.

Most action that nerd has ever gotten.

 

[KILL KILL]

Surprised there's not much attention to this topic. I think it's pretty revolutionary.

 

[jmag]

Makes us living in virtual reality more plausible.

 

[j123]

in b4

 

[KaNesDeath]

Surprised there's not much attention to this topic. I think it's pretty revolutionary.

I dont see an application for it.

 

[bad seed]

I dont see an application for it.

your imagination sounds poor

 

[Mongoosemk12]

I dont see an application for it.

Yeah I don't really either. It doesn't replace anything we don't already have I feel like.

Is it cool? Yes. Is it useful? Mmmm....sort of.

 

[DevilsLettuce]

I dont see an application for it.

There's gotta be a way the military can use this to kill some people...

 

[KILL KILL]

I dont see an application for it.

sure there is. It allows people to visually see digital information. Imagine if you Googled something and it appeared as a 3d model in front of you. That is fucking awesome.

 

[GSPOAB]

I made that for a science fair one time

Got a D-

 

[KaNesDeath]

sure there is. It allows people to visually see digital information. Imagine if you Googled something and it appeared as a 3d model in front of you. That is fucking awesome.

Best it could do is topography, not a 3D model. Plus its best feature is to imitate the physics of a liquid.

your imagination sounds poor

Im open to ideas if you have any.


Edit:

Ok i found one. The holodeck flooring to mimic the physics of the projected ground.

 

[KILL KILL]

Best it could do is topography, not a 3D model. Plus its best feature is to imitate the physics of a liquid.

Yes, right now. This is the start to something really cool.

 

[Fedorgasm]

As with any technology, the important question is how do I use it to achieve an orgasm?

 

[jefferz]

No surprise that the first thing the scientist does is fingerbang it.

Opportunity Rover after it landed

 

[j123]

As with any technology, the important question is how do I use it to achieve an orgasm?

Have it inside of you