Morph: Nokia’s revolutionary concept phone

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Nokia research centre (NRC) unveiled its new concept phone named Morph in collaboration with university of Cambridge Nanoscience Center(UK). Its a joint nanotechnology concept with endless possibilities and magical capabilities. It is the next generation phone which can do so many wonderful things like no other portable device can. It has been featured today in The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition (which is going on from February 24 to May 12, 2008,) in New York.

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Features:

This concept phone as I have previously said, can do wonders and may create fantastic opportunities for portable world such as:

 

  • It is very flexible and will blend seamlessly with our normal life with the stretchable silicon built into it.
  • It can clean itself automatically from dust, liquids and even fingerprints with its Super hydrophobic “Nanoflowers”.
  • With a solar charging option through “Nanograss”, it has proved itself to be a hardcore environment friendly.
  • Is the apple I am buying washed and hygienic? Is the air I am breathing in is free from germs? You would be able to ask these type of questions from the morph which will be answered with the help of its Integrated sensors which would enable us to choose the thing which would be best for our environment and ultimately for ourselves.
  • One more thing, it would have transparent greenish type electronics, meaning you could see through it. Amazing isn’t it?

In addition to the features I have written above, it would have one more feature which is more functionality in less cost and space. All of these new capabilities will unleash new horizons to communicate and interact in unprecedented ways.

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It could be transformed in various types of shapes according to one’s needs including:
Standard mode: Just like any normal handset.
Landscape mode: In this mode, It could analyze things with its nanosensors in great detail. Just like the apple example I gave above.
Bracelet mode: Wrist up the phone around your hand just like a watch as you might have seen in some sci-fi movie.

How this all works?

According to nokia.com

Nanotechnology enables materials and components that are flexible, stretchable, transparent and remarkably strong. Fibril proteins are woven into a three dimensional mesh that reinforces thin elastic structures. Using the same principle behind spider silk, this elasticity enables the device to literally change shapes and configure itself to adapt to the task at hand.

Comments from the authoritys:

Dr. Tapani Ryhanen, Head of the NRC Cambridge UK laboratory said:

We hope that this combination of art and science will showcase the potential of nanoscience to a wider audience. The research we are carrying out is fundamental to this as we seek a safe and controlled way to develop and use new materials.

Dr. Bob Iannucci, Chief Technology Officer, Nokia, told:

Nokia Research Center is looking at ways to reinvent the form and function of mobile devices; the Morph concept shows what might be possible.

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Professor Mark Welland, Head of the Department of Engineering’s Nanoscience Group at the University of Cambridge and University Director of Nokia-Cambridge collaboration mentioned:

Developing the Morph concept with Nokia has provided us with a focus that is both artistically inspirational but, more importantly, sets the technology agenda for our joint nanoscience research that will stimulate our future work together.

The partnership between Nokia and the University of Cambridge started in March, 2007 in result of an agreement to work together on research projects. Nokia has established its research center branch at the West site of Cambridge university and aimed to collaborate with several departments functioning of which has started from the Nanoscience Center and Electrical Division of the Engineering Department with projects centered on nanotechnology.

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To see morph in action, we have to wait at least 7 years, because the concept shown here is easy to see, but not that easy to build and thats why in the beginning, it may cost much but would likely reach the pockets of people after taking some time when nanotechnology will grow up from its infancy.

See the video also and decide for yourself whether it is a revolutionary concept or not.

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