HP Shows Prototype Of An Unbreakable Paper-Thin Display

We get used to see Japanese innovation in paper thin and flexible display technology, but this one is a home-based invention from US; the Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University has teamed up with HP to announce the first prototype of affordable, flexible yet unbreakable electronic displays with lower power consumption than nowadays' flat-screens.

Fabricated almost entirely out of plastic materials with thin film transistor arrays; the use of SAIL technology is a low-cost, roll-to-roll manufacturing process that's' capable of cost-effective continuous production, rather than batch sheet-to-sheet production according to the researcher. Logically, the thin profile displays compare to traditional displays, only use 10 percent of the manufacturing materials.

Applications such as electronic paper, digital signage, notebook computers, and smart phones will benefit from the cost effective and flexible screen. The technology is predicted to gain a popular grow from $80 million in 2007 to $2.8 billion by 2013.