UI profs predict new building materials will change our lives

In Osman Ataman's living room of the future – a decade or so in the future, he thinks – there's no TV set, no stereo, no media center computer, nary a lamp.

The paintings and family photos on the walls can change at will, not to mention the wall color. So can the location of the windows.

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