WHO says wallflowers don’t grab people’s attention? A new type of electronically enhanced wallpaper promises not only eye-pleasing designs, but also the ability to activate lamps and heaters – and even control music systems.
Interactive walls are nothing new, but most designs rely on expensive sensors and power-hungry projectors to make a wall come alive. Now the Living Wall project, led by Leah Buechley at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, offers an alternative by using magnetic and conductive paints to create circuitry in attractive designs.
When combined with cheap temperature, brightness and touch sensors, LEDs and Bluetooth, the wall…
