Fujitsu Announce Bendable Electronic Paper

[Joe]

Basically this is a OLEP/D screen (judging by the properties they list) 'printed' on to a thin plastic substrate .. very cool stuff IMO

Fujitsu today announced their joint development of the world's first film substrate-based bendable color electronic paper with an image memory function. The new electronic paper features vivid color images that are unaffected even when the screen is bent, and features an image memory function that enables continuous display of the same image without the need for electricity. The thin and flexible electronic paper uses very low power to change screen images, thereby making it ideal for displaying information or advertisements in public areas as a type of new electronic media that can be handled as easily as paper. The jointly developed electronic paper will be showcased at Fujitsu Forum 2005, to be held July 14 and 15 at Tokyo International Forum.

Electronic paper offers all of the same characteristics of paper such as being thin, flexible, and lightweight. It also boasts low power consumption in that it does not require electricity except during screen image changes, making electronic paper especially suited for advertisements or information bulletins in public places for which paper is currently used. Electronic paper is especially convenient for use on curved surfaces, such as columns. In addition, electronic paper can be conveniently used in conjunction with mobile devices as an easy-to-read and portable display device.



Numerous R&D efforts are in progress in the field of electronic paper. However, thus far there had been no color electronic paper available that uses flexible film substrate capable of being bent without affecting the screen image and which features a memory function.

No electricity required for continuous display, minimal power consumption when changing screen image

• Features an image memory function that enables continuous display of the same image even when electricity is turned off therefore no electricity is required for continuous display.
  
• Screen image can be changed using minimal electricity consumption equivalent to the weak radiowaves used in contactless IC cards.
  
• Fujitsu's new technology significantly conserves energy by consuming only one one-hundredth to one ten-thousandth the energy of conventional display technologies.

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Since now we have all 3 [colours of] OLED pigments giving good life times (all > 40000 HRs) expect to see a lot more of these excellent screens

 

[ionicle_old]

looks cool!!! they could make foorballs out of screeens that project the score while your playin!!!!!!!!!!!