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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Multi-layer display uses water instead of screen - Hack a Day

Multi-layer display uses water instead of screen

posted Jul 7th 2010 8:40am by Mike Szczys
filed under: cons, video hacks

This multi-layer display uses droplets of water as a projection medium. This way, several different projected areas can be seen for a not-quite-3D layering effect. The trick is in syncing up all aspects of the apparatus. There are three manifolds, each with 50 stainless steel needles for water drop production. A solenoid valve actuates the drops, a camera images them mid-air, and a computer syncs the images of the dots with a projector. In the video after the break you can see the SIGGRAPH 2010 presentation that includes a description of the process as well as action shots including a 3-layer version of Tetris.

[Thanks Mid_Sci via theEngineer]

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Go there...
http://hackaday.com/2010/07/07/multi-layer-display-uses-water-instead-of-screen/

Don

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