Topical items and views on the impact of digitisation on publishing and its content and the issues that make the news. This blog follows the report 'Brave New World', (http://www.ewidgetsonline.com/vcil/bravenewworld.html ), published by the Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland and authored by Martyn Daniels. The views and comments expressed are those of the author.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
A Flexible Screen Entrance
HP and the Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University have teamed up to demonstrate a plastic a new reading display using self-aligned imprint lithography (SAIL) technology invented in HP Labs.
Flexible displays are paper-like computer displays made almost entirely of plastic. This technology enables displays to become easily portable and consumes less power than today’s computer displays and also 90% less materials by volume. The first practical demonstration of the new flexible display involved FDC, HP others including DuPont Teijin Films and E Ink. Flexible displays could create a new generation of portable devices, such as e-readers.
The FDC is a US government–industry–academia partnership advancing full-color flexible display technology.
The question is where the technology now gets taken up and how long it takes to make its commercial entrance.
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