One of the technologies we’re still waiting for when it comes to smartphones is self-repairing screens. They could arrive in a few years.
Self-repairing screens could become available by 2028, according to analytics company CCS Insight, which has published an analysis of the technology market for the next few years.
Screens will use technology that will allow them to repair minor damage, such as scratches, cracks and dents.
The technology would use a nano-coating, which would be on the surface of the display and would work by using air to create a material that would fill in the damaged traces on the display.
Various companies have already tried to implement similar technologies before. So, ten years ago, LG introduced the G Flex, which had a self-healing coating on the back. However, the technology didn’t quite work, even on the 2015 G Flex 2 model.
In 2017, Motorola patented the use of shape memory polymers, using a material that, upon rapid temperature change, changes the shape of the material and repairs damage to the device.
That same year, scientists in Japan created a new type of glass that can “heal” cracks at room temperature and can repair a phone with a simple push of the hand.
It remains to be seen how much technology has advanced in recent years, and what we can expect from it by 2028.
Source: Daily Mail
