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'Invisible Glass' Solves Screen Reflection Problems

Posted by Soulskill on from the stop-glaring-at-me dept.

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%."

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  1. But Apple by John+Bresnahan · · Score: 5, Funny

    has told me that I want a highly reflective screen!

  2. No one will buy this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  3. Re:Cool, how durable is it? by gparent · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.