It was probably inevitable that we’d eventually see a smartphone design that combines transparent screens with a foldable form factor. LG has just patented a design for such a handset this week, ...

Transparent display technology has been around for a few years, but there aren’t many devices you can actually buy with see-through displays. That’s because the technology probably makes more sense ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Samsung a patent for a folding smartphone, as well as a transparent display for phones. Illustrations show the phone folding ...

Apart from Iron Man’s transparent smartphone looking exceptionally cool, it really doesn’t make much sense to have one. “Transparent screens by their very nature make what’s happening on the front of ...

Remember the amazing transparent smartphone used by Tony Stark in the Iron Man movies? Two small bezels opened up to make a small pane of transparent glass that the billionaire superhero used to hack ...

A new type of electrically conductive and transparent metal has been developed by US researchers that is significantly cheaper than the cost that it takes to make today’s smartphone displays. Current ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. Sony continues to work on the technology required for a transparent ...