Wow. That really is amazing :O.
That almost makes tablets useful...
but on a serious note, this is a very important step in improving touchscreens, and not just that.
This kind of technology isn't limited to just touchscreens. Depending on how far they can take this, this could essentially be like a new sort of 3D, a real 3D.
Imagine for instance how a game like Q*bert could be played on a medium that can change it's shape on the spot like that.
Edit:
if anyone's curious btw,
here's their explanation for the technology. Just head over to page 9.
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