KINETIC & FLEXIBLE MOBILES

KINETIC & FLEXIBLE MOBILES

Scientists claim that graphene, the so-called "wonder material" could be used to develop smartphones almost as thin and flexible as paper. Graphene known as the world's strongest (100 times stronger than steel) and thinnest (one ounce would cover 28 football fields) material could revolutionize cell phones technology, solar panels and more.

Nokia Kinetic Concept Design

Creative designer Jeremy Innes-Hopkins has an interesting concept phone called the Nokia Kinetic. An electromagnet in the base of the phone allows weight to be shifted which causes the phone to stand up when receiving a call.

Nokia Morph Cell Phone Concept

The Morph is a concept that demonstrates how future mobile devices might be stretchable and flexible, allowing the user to transform their mobile device into radically different shapes. It demonstrates the ultimate functionality that nanotechnology capable of delivering: flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces.

Mobile mechanics

Mechanically, a mobile is a cascade of levers. Each lever is suspended from above, and has masses or other levers suspended from its ends.

In this particular mobile, each lever is formed of a single piece of metal bent into a loop and hook at exactly the right place for balance. The fulcrum (loop) is located so that it balances the counterweight, the weight of the wire, and the weight of the sub-mobile that hangs from the hook.

The hook-and-loop construction makes the mobile behave like a spring when it twists. When a loop twists in its hook, it climbs up the sides, converting the mobile's kinetic energy into potential energy as it hoists itself up. Some cleverly designed mobiles use this to control how energetically parts move relative to each other. The hook-and-loop construction also moves the fulcrum above the rest of the wire, which makes it possible to balance the lever at a skewed angle. (This is why rod-and-string mobiles are always horizontal and dull.) Hook-and-loop looks interesting, but it is often hard to get the balances right.

"Nokia kinetic device"

Currently only available as a prototype, the new display technology can be bended to control movement on the screen. The twisty device prototype with a real flexible OLED display

Conclusion:

Invention of kinetic & Flexible technology will change the perception in the field of mobile technology.