YDreams and UNL researchers develop new interactive materials

A sweater that changes colour or a paper where some drawings appear are some of the applications of the 'Eyeinvisible' technology. YDreams have teamed up with research teams from the Faculty of Science and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Photo-Chemistry Group and CENIMAT) and with Portuguese companies, in order to develop new non-conventional interactive products, such as paper, textiles and visual communication boards.

The 'Eyeinvisible' project was developed in partnership with three portuguese companies, Renova (paper industry), Filobranca (textiles) an Bi-silque, world leader in the production of visual communication products for home and office.

Following the creation of the Invisible Network (IN) of companies and research institutions, the main objective is to break into the market with a series of paper, glass, cork or plastic-based products that have interactive properties. The goal is to present dynamic information that users can interact with, without the need for a computer or traditional electronic device.

“Portugal has achieved front-line status in research areas such as transparent electronics or virtual reality,” says Inês Henriques, responsible for the project at YDreams, “in regard to our ongoing research, we believe we are onto something unique on a global scale, and preliminary studies indicate target markets that total 900 billion Euros in annual revenues”.