Wired News: Flexible E-Paper on Its Way In a step toward electronic newspapers and wearable computer screens, scientists have created an ultra-thin screen that can be bent, twisted and even rolled up and still display crisp text.
The material, only as thick as three human hairs, displays black text on a whitish-gray background with a resolution similar to that of a typical laptop computer screen.
The screen is so flexible it can be rolled into a cylinder about a half-inch wide without losing its image quality.
Although it's not quite the dream of single-sheet, electronic newspapers or books that can display hundreds of pages of text, its creators said it's the first flexible computer screen of its kind.
"I think it's a major step forward. We have cleared a big obstacle in electronic paper development," said Yu Chen, a research scientist with E Ink of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
E Ink is one of several companies working to develop electronic "paper" for e-newspapers and e-books, and other possible applications -- even clothing with computer screens sewn into it.
The material, only as thick as three human hairs, displays black text on a whitish-gray background with a resolution similar to that of a typical laptop computer screen.
The screen is so flexible it can be rolled into a cylinder about a half-inch wide without losing its image quality.
Although it's not quite the dream of single-sheet, electronic newspapers or books that can display hundreds of pages of text, its creators said it's the first flexible computer screen of its kind.
"I think it's a major step forward. We have cleared a big obstacle in electronic paper development," said Yu Chen, a research scientist with E Ink of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
E Ink is one of several companies working to develop electronic "paper" for e-newspapers and e-books, and other possible applications -- even clothing with computer screens sewn into it.
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