A new technology developed by British scientists has brought the dream of television screens that can be rolled up and carried in a pocket closer to reality.
A new technology developed by British scientists has brought the dream of television screens that can be rolled up and carried in a pocket closer to reality.
The researchers have developed a new form of light-emitting crystals, known as quantum dots, which can be used to produce ultra-thin television sets, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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The tiny crystals, 100,000 times thinner than a human hair, can be printed on flexible plastic sheets to produce a paper-thin display, or on to wallpaper to create giant room-size screens.
According to Michael Edelman, the chief executive of Nanoco, a spin-out company set up by the scientists behind the technology at Manchester University, the firm was working with "major Asian electronics companies",
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It is believed that Sony, Sharp, Samsung and LG are working on the quantum dot television technology.
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