A touchscreen that erases fingerprints for you? It could become a reality

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• GM patented a new touchscreen design.
• The design would integrate violet pixels and a metal-oxide-based photocatalyst screen coating.
• A chemical reaction created by the violet pixels and photocatalyst would make it possible for the display to erase fingerprints.

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Nothing ruins the look of a display quite like greasy fingerprints. Wouldn’t it be great if touchscreens weren’t fingerprint magnets? If a new patent from GM is anything to go by, this annoyance could become a thing of the past.

As touchscreens slowly, but surely replace the buttons in our cars, the problem of smudges grows. Of course, you can always take a microfiber cloth to wipe away bothersome finger markings. However, car manufacturer GM may have a more convenient solution. According to Gizmodo, GM has patented a new screen design that would make it possible for touchscreens to clean themselves.

via Android Authority https://www.androidauthority.com