• I_LOVE_VEKOMA_SLC@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Fun fact: Transparent electronics are a thing because prisons require radios, TV, etc to be able to be seen inside and companies later realised they looked cool.

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      1 year ago

      Why did they end up deciding it’s not cool or worth doing anymore?

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        1 year ago

        IMO it’s more “thanks prison industrial complex”.

        The prisoners are just there to satisfy the funding.

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      I thought they’d also test the moulds with clear plastic so it was obvious if there were internal defects due to things like poor flow into part of the mould