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  • LG flexible display patent application includes fever-dreams of future devices

    LG flexible display patent application includes fever-dreams of future devices

    Posted on May 25, 2010 | No Comments
    We're still a ways out from real-world applications of flexible displays, but LG is preparing for the future: it's just filed a patent application that details changing a flexible display's touch sensitivty depending on the state of the display, and it's included some intriguing drawings of potential devices with the application. Specifically, the patent application includes claims referencing cylindrical, prism, folding, "rolling," "freestyle," and "hybrid" body shapes, which all sound pretty intense -- especially the hybrid body, which is a "combination of the folding body and rolling body." Of course, patent applications don't always turn into granted patents, let alone shipping products, but if you're in the mood to stare wistfully at line art and dream about the future, the full PDF is at the source link.

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  • Sharp develops efficient solar cells for use in outer space

    Sharp develops efficient solar cells for use in outer space

    Posted on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Earlier this year, we reported twice about Japan's serious plans to go to outer space to generate solar energy and then beam it back to Mother Earth. And today, Sharp has shown the first solar cell that's not only bendable (we've seen that before) but that also withstands conditions in space. In addition, the company says those cells boast a record-high solar efficiency of 36%.

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  • Sony Flexible OLED display on display at CEATEC

    Sony Flexible OLED display on display at CEATEC

    Posted on October 7, 2009 | No Comments
    IMG_8151Sony, and just about everyone else, has been fooling around with OLEDs for quite some time, and they're starting to come up with some pretty clever applications of the technology. Flexible OLEDs have been in the news this year, and Sony's getting into that game, too. In this short video we see a 0.2mm thin OLED display being gently bent back and forth, while actively showing content on its surface.

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