BMW has revealed their young color - changing technology , allow an entire car to alter as if it ’s had an whole new coat of paint at the press of a clitoris .
The tech was show at the Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ) on the BMW iX , an all - electric car . The company is refusing to give out details on how the finish plant – all we do get it on is that it is highly temperature - sensitive , requiring a backup fomite in the trailer behind it in case the show fomite became too blistering or dusty .
True to their Bible , the tech was announced back in December and father a huge amount of hype .
" on video display [ at CES ] will be the first - ever demonstration of a engineering science that changes the exterior color of a fomite with the tinge of a button , " said BMW prior to CES , reportedThe Drive .
In the two videos that have come up so far , the car convert from white to almost dark , and then a dark ripple moves across the side of the car from front to back . The effect is signally fluent compared to similar engineering science that has been displayed previously – albeit not on cars – and has a realistic finish once the colour is fully changed .
While the precise method acting of colour - change wizardry is still obscure , there are theories . It is potential that it employ thermochromic material in junction with miniature heaters to change the temperature below the material , interpolate the semblance presented on the outside . This has been used to produce an " unseeable artificial tegument " previously , and has a standardised gist to the one seen on the car – it would also explicate why it is so raw to temperature .
Others have suggest a kind of E Ink , standardised to those used in Kindles , to display desire colors using electricity .
Despite how awesome the tech is , woefully it is unlikely to make it to public sale in most nation . Even if they get the temperature issue press out , many province in the US and nations throughout the EU require the relevant official to be contacted when you exchange the colour of your cable car . Any owners of this BMW would need a permanent hotline to the DMV if it ever made it to market . That is before we even view the repair costs of one of these – organic structure shop already cost enough , imagine if your car is incubate in ultra - high-pitched - technical school color - alter key .
As CES go along , more awesome tech will for certain crop up , so keep an eye out for our go forward coverage !
