mr babb.
you say you are a technologist and that you want to discuss the technology, but the other day i believe it was you who said you knew nothing about the technology. please correct me if i am wrong in this.
mr harary has discussed the voltage and type of current required for spd products in one of his conferences. as you probably know by now, the voltage can be varied, and in a lot of applications the voltage requirement has decreased significantly over time due to the nature of new particles, viscosity, type of application, etc.
as for the totally dark windows, every year or so some novice comes along and raises that issue(that is one sure giveaway. one gentlemen told us about having to throw chairs thru the windows of an office building in case of a fire and all the electricity was cut off). but you see, they can easily vary the off state degree of darkness depending on the application. so for a car window, for instance, the off state would not be totally dark.(and yes, the issue of no electrical power and a dead battery has been raised also. if you can't move the car, then i guess you don't have to see where you are going. )
i will give you an idea of the future of spd technology. there is a good article about future of fpd's in a recent issue of a major business weekly publication. the description matches very closely what we think is possible with spd technology. we have the black particles, and the speed is almost what they need for this application. it will certainly simplify the manufacturing process and provide much better displays( i have seen an early example of the potential for such an application) . certainly the timeframe sounds in the ballpark. and now refr is assured of backup financing.
so if i am right about this , then you folks are screwed. |
