HP develops cheap flexible displays

BOFFINS WORKING FOR the maker of expensive printer ink, HP, have come up with a new flexible electronic display prototype which is like paper and made mostly of plastic.

A spokesman for HP said that the "unbreakable" display will use 90 per cent fewer materials by volume than traditional displays. It also consumes less power than standard displays.

It uses self-aligned imprint lithography (SAIL) technology behind the screen which means the patterning information is imprinted on the substrate in such a way that it is perfectly aligned.

Carl Taussig, HP's director of information surfaces told PC Magazine that in addition to providing a lower-cost process, SAIL technology represents a more sustainable, environmentally sensitive approach to producing electronic displays. µ

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