The conductive spray paint is called Electrick. As reported by the MIT Technology Review, it was developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who sought to let regular objects act as ...

Touchscreen smartphones and tablets are so intuitive that even babies can easily learn how to use them. So why can’t any object work like a touchscreen? Everything from guitars to Jell-O might soon be ...

Tech companies and journalists have been throwing around the term “smart home” for a while now, but it seems like the idea is finally become an actual reality. You can play music, order pizza, turn on ...

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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, however, can turn surfaces of a wide variety of shapes and sizes into touchpads using tools as simple as a can of spray paint. Walls, furniture, steering ...

Touch sensing is most common on small, flat surfaces such as smartphone or tablet screens. Researchers however, can turn surfaces of a wide variety of shapes and sizes into touchpads using tools as ...

It’s a touchpad in a spray can. Spray the conductive paint on almost any surface and, with the aid of just a few simple electronics, you can make everything from walls to steering wheels interactive. ...

Electrically conductive coatings for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding are rapidly growing in popularity due to technological and environmental demands for a variety of EMI applications in ...