Flexible displays

[multiweb]

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJEHp15Hoo0&feature=player_embedded)is very cool.

[leon]

Amazing stuff, how is it all going to end mate.

leon

[supernova1965]

Yes they are cool they are made from Organic Light Emitting Diode's or OLEDS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_light-emitting_diode) and can be bent around many shapes

[multiweb]

Imagine wearing a computerised suit made out of this material. You could go all 'predator' on your astro-mates on the field. :lol: Advertising on everything. I think that's the way it's going to go though.

[supernova1965]

Iv'e even seen one on a coffee cup with hot coffee in it :eyepop:

[supernova1965]

It won't end if inovation ends so does civilization:D

[gary]

Really nice pieces of engineering, aren't they. Thanks for the YouTube link.

Samsung also demoed some folding AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light
Emitting Diode) displays and a transparent AMOLED display at this year's CES.
The folding one shows no crease.

This month's Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineer's (IEEE) Spectrum
Magazine has an article by John Wager and Randy Hoffman entitled "Thin, Fast,
and Flexible Semiconductors".

The Thin Film Transistor (TFT) backplane is a crucial component of a AMOLED
display and the article highlights the advantages of using amorphous oxide
semiconductors rather than the traditional amorphous silicon to form the thin films.
The authors put forward the case that such semiconductor materials have additional
benefits for flexible and "paperlike" displays.

The Spectrum article is also available online here for interested readers -
http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/materials/thin-fast-and-flexible-semiconductors

[pmrid]

Imagine being able to strap a screen of this stuff onto the OTA and have your Eee Box or fitPC2i at the pier. End of cable clutter.
Peter

[wavelandscott]

Interesting stuff, not an area I work in but I know some of the folks in it.
http://www.oled-info.com/tags/companies/sumitomo

A bit dated but we keep a low profile.