"PortaChrome: Reprogramming Everyday Objects"

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PortaChrome device

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Portable light system uses color and texture change to digitize everyday objects

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"PortaChrome" is a light system and design tool that can change the color and texture of everyday objects.

The device can be attached to everyday objects like shirts and headphones.

It can be programmed into multicolor displays of health data, entertainment, and fashion designs.

Eventually, the work could be used to give consumers' belongings a customized look.

The portable, flexible light system is crafted with maker space-available tools (like laser cutters) The same method can be replicated with flexible PCB materials and other mass manufacturing systems.

The researchers believe it could benefit from further speed boosts to reprogramming surfaces.

The capabilities demonstrated by PortaChrome could revolutionize the way we interact with our surroundings.

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