Scientists create paper-thin speakers that could be used like wallpaper

Every few decades, speakers get a little more immersive thanks to advancements in sound processing technologies and cheaper access to surround sound components. But what if you could literally turn all the walls in your home into one giant speaker? That might just be possible in the coming years. Researchers at MIT have developed a new type of paper-thin loudspeaker that is lightweight and durable enough to attach to all sorts of surfaces. All that sounds neat, but fanciful technologies don’t mean much if they’re too complicated and expensive to commercialize. But this newfangled speaker promises the opposite: MIT News…This story continues at The Next Web https://thenextweb.com/news/paper-thin-speakers