'Invisible Glass' Solves Screen Reflection Problems

An anonymous reader writes "The days of dealing with very reflective glass panels may soon be behind us. Nippon Electric Glass has used the FPD International 2011 conference in Japan this week to show off its new 'invisible glass' panel. What NEG has done is added anti-reflection films to both the front and back of the glass that are only nanometers thick. Look at a typical sheet of glass and you will see about 8% of the light reflected off of it. With NEG's anti-reflection film in place, that is reduced to just 0.5%."

Comments

But Apple

[John Bresnahan]

has told me that I want a highly reflective screen!

Re:But Apple

[taylorius]

You silly, this is not for Apple devices. This is for banks' doors.

So the banks can blame the special glass when their employees fail to be visible in reflections?

Can I get them in gloss finish ?

[craznar]

After all - existing screens aren't that shiny until they put TruBright(TM) or Ultrabright(TM) or AmazaView(TM) or BlindUView(TM) coating of crap on them.

No one will buy this

[Anonymous Coward]

I am typing this from a 13" glossy Macbook Pro, and I think there's a misunderstanding about why people buy glossy screens. The glossy screen is the perfect Apple screen because I can simultaneously see the two most important things in the world: the blog I'm reading, and myself. Always myself.

Evolution of screens converges to a perfect mirror

[Twinbee]

We all know that the perfect monitor screen resembles (or should resemble) a highly polished mirror, and that the viewing of films, games, software or the web is a secondary effect that some people find occasionally useful.

So with that in mind, how is this technology a step forwards again?

Re:The birds are going to be angry

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought they collided into pigs and blocks.

We've been visited by the future...

[genghisjahn]

...and they brought us transparent glass. What's next, non-floating bricks?

another fine victory

[AdamJS]

for GLORIOUS NIPPON!

Re:Cool, how durable is it?

[gparent]

I have anti-glare coating on my glasses and I have none of the problems you describe. My glasses aren't scratch anywhere noticeable, and cleaning it with a lint-free cloth is ridiculously simple.

Hopefully your glasses aren't as old as your UID; this may explain the problem otherwise as I change mine rather regularly.

Re:Cool, how durable is it?

[MightyYar]

but will it be destroyed the first time you have to wipe off dust/fingerprints/etc

No problem! Just put a thin coating of glass over it to protect it!