The
Nokia Morph is a
concept mobile phone created by
Finnish company
Nokia. The concept, which was unveiled on February 25, 2008 at the
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, was the product of a joint study into the future of mobile phones by the
Nokia Research Center and the
University of Cambridge's Nanoscience Centre.
[1] The device was presented as part of the museum's "Design and The Elastic Mind" exhibit. According to Bob Lannucci, Nokia's chief technology officer, the "Nokia Research Center is looking at ways to reinvent the form and function of mobile devices... The Morph concept shows what might be possible."
The device, which is non-functional, is intended to provide a conceptual showcase for future applications of
nanotechnology in the realm of
consumer electronics. The phone's theoretical feature list would include the ability to
bend into numerous shapes, so it can be worn around the wrist or held up to the face; transparent electronics, which would allow the device to be see-through yet functional; self-cleaning surfaces that can absorb
solar energy to recharge the phone's
battery; and a wide range of fully integrated sensors.
[3][4] Nokia released a computer-generated video demonstrating the capabilities the Morph might have if it were a real mobile phone.
[5] The manufacturer believes that some of the device's imagined features could appear in high-end devices by 2015.
Nokia Morph future cell phone
Morph is a concept that demonstrates how future mobile devices might be stretchable and flexible, allowing the user to transform their mobile device into radically different shapes. It demonstrates the ultimate functionality that nanotechnology might be capable of delivering: flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces. Dr. Bob Iannucci, Chief Technology Officer, Nokia, commented: "Nokia Research Center is looking at ways to reinvent the form and function of mobile devices; the Morph concept shows what might be possible"
