The last couple of weeks I’ve been continuously working on the wiring of the displays. The first challenge was to prevent the naked wires touching the conductive fabric underneath. In the morning I had another brain wave: I should isolate the wires instead of the fabric. After talking to the salesman in my favourite electronics […]
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Towards three soft displays
The last weeks I’ve been very busy building and testing the soft displays which use thermochromic ink. First I did some tests with PU foil which might be UV repellent at the TU in Eindhoven. But it reduces the opacity of the ink even more. I also tried working with glue sheets to attach the […]
Ups and downs
I’m having a hard time with my wearable. There are different areas where I’m experiencing problems: – The thermochromic ink deteriorates very fast. Under influence of UV radiation for which I haven’t been able to find a solution. The amount of electricity it needs to heat up is very much depending on the air temperature. […]
Things are moving
I wasn’t feeling well but as I had so much to discuss I just had to go to last Saturdays’ workshop. A tailor was coming and Paul would also be there to help me build my shopping list so I could move on. My head was exploding with all the things that I was still […]
A technical meeting
There was a small group at the meeting last week. Which was nice in the sense that we could all claim Paul (the engineer) for a longer time. Today we all inventoried our current status and needs with regard to the technical part of our projects. Thermochromic ink First I did tests with the thermochromic […]