Foldable screen demoed: big implications for the future
A new technology for TV screens that can be folded has been shown by researchers that has far-reaching implications for computer technology. The screens could be used in portable computers as they can be folded up yet provide high-quality displays. What sets this technology apart from others discussed in the past is that these screens have very low power requirements and have response times 10 times faster than LCDs. The new technology is being put out by researchers from Sony and the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
From Neowin:
Researchers told the Journal of Physics: "Thedisplays have excellent brightness and are transparent, bendable andflexible. There are practically no display size limitations and theycould be produced relatively easily and cheaply compared to today’sscreens."
This is really exciting and has huge implications for portable computing as near as I can tell. Those familiar with the research claim that these screens don’t suffer from ill effects when the screens are folded and that there is no need for backlighting. I can imagine some very awesome portable devices using these displays that open up to provide a big screen.
if its like they say, cheap to produce, no limitations in size or flexibility, this could indeed be impressive news.
but there have been so much screen tech lately that have promised the world but gotten nowhere as the production of LCD’s have simply been refined and ramped up.
Definitely revolutionary if they pull it off in the near future. But along with everyone else I say “Neat stuff. But show me a real product for sale.”
Wait ! Rather than using flexible electronics, the researchers used a layer of chemicals that emits light when exposed to infrared, that means that you will still need a some sort of infrared projector. http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/21465/?a=f
So I think that it might be a bit hard to integrate that technology inside a foldable screen, but it might work great for huge advertisement screens “sprayed” on a non flat wall.