Coating Promises Scratch-Proof CDs, DVDs, LCDs

13.7BillionYears writes "NewScientist reports that TDK has developed a transparent polymer for LCD screens and optical media that is impervious to general neglect and abuse. Quoth the reporter, 'In one of the most convincing technology demonstrations this reporter has witnessed, I was handed a CD, a wire-wool pan scourer and some permanent marker pens, and invited to scratch or mark the discs. Hard as I tried, I could not make a single mark on the disc with the scourer. And the ink simply wiped off.' The coating is apparently responsible for Blu-Ray's new caddy-less form factor."

Comments

You could be a star...

[NotQuiteReal]

I would chew my own nuts [...]

Dude - can I be your agent! Do you know how much we could sell that video for?

Re:Uh-oh..

[CnlPepper]

oh yes.

Re:For cars too?

[xanadu-xtroot.com]

Not sure how much people would like not being able to write on CDs.

Geeze, with a semi-low number such as yours, one would think you'd know the difference between physical and "indirect". "Indirect" being the laser writes THROUGH the outer layer (plastic) of the CD. It's not like the ones and zeros are physically punched in the cd's writing surface...