The side-view mirrors on most cars are flat, and while they give drivers an accurate sense of the distance of cars behind them, they have a narrow field of view, leaving a space behind the vehicle -- the blind spot -- that a driver can't see.

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If it succeeds, the markets for his liquefying gallium mirrors could be enormous: applications to lasers, sensors and flat-screen displays have already been identified.

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The water closet really makes a splash each has high-tech automated Toto toilets, extra-deep tubs, flat-screen televisions, towel warmers, heated floors and counters, de-fogging mirrors and, of course, a rain shower stocked with high-end toiletries.

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