TRRAM Phones [Another Step Forward From Nokia Morph]

In February 2008, Nokia had launched the Morph, a concept phone designed to showcase the future of cell phones that would be developed using nanotechnology; these phones would exhibit properties such as flexibility and transparency. However, the idea still remains in the concept stage. Things have moved one step further with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology announcing that it has developed a completely transparent chip. The new technology has been termed Transparent Resistive Random Access Memory (TRRAM).

The new chip will be similar to the currently used CMOS chips in that it will provide non-volatile memory storage – which means it will retain data even when switched off. TRRAM technology can be extended to cell phones, computer and TV monitors, watches, and other gadgets. Even though the technology is still considered to be a good three to four years away from being placed in the commercial public domain, its prospective uses are already exciting the scientific community and industry watchers. Amazing aesthetics apart, these devices will take less space, be self-cleaning and self-preserving, incorporate in-built solar cells, and much more. Transparency and a reduction in size will broaden the scope for applying electronics to different fields.