xlab Showcase 2023 - Ways of Uninventing
Paper Electrowetting
研究プロトタイプとしての本作品は、紙やフィルムの上に線状の電極パターンを施し、自由度の高い図柄の上で液滴が動く新たな素材表現の提案である。薄い撥水性誘電膜越しに液滴に電圧を加えることで、液滴の濡れ性が変化する現象であるElectrowetting。この技術を応用し、セル状に密接して配置された電極群のみならず、間隔が大きく、形状自由度の高い電極間での水滴の移動や動きによる表現を試みる。
This research prototype proposes a novel material expression in which a drop of liquid moves on a pattern of linear electrodes which are printed on paper or film in a design with high flexibility. Electrowetting is a phenomenon that causes the droplet's wettability to change when applying voltage to the droplet through a thin water-resistant dielectric film. By applying this technology, we are attempting to realize expressions using the movement of droplets, not only between an array of electrodes in close proximity, but also between electrodes that are further apart in shapes with a higher degree of freedom.
Credit
- 作品制作・研究: 吉川 義盛、岩瀬 英治*、筧 康明
- *早稲田大学