Stanford develops flexible polymer display

New century - new discoveries.New decade, new features. Was it suspected in the last century that in the future, plastic, which was invented almost by accident, would become a thing that would show us pictures?

So, at Stanford University, they developedflexible polymer display. They can be stretched, bent, and generally do with it almost everything that is possible. Moreover, the researchers and developers of the miracle of technology assure that the display will be twice as bright as the screen of the average mobile gadget.

According to the developers, to achieve thissucceeded thanks to SuperYellow nanostructures, which in appearance and structure resemble a fishing net. Such a structure does not interfere with the flow of electricity, which allows you to create a bright and flexible display.

Why is this an important development?At least, because most of the current light-emitting polymers are too rigid. When bent and stretched, they break and crack. Of course, you can add rubber to them, and increase their elasticity. But such additives are known to reduce electrical conductivity, and in the end, in order to get at least some, even dim, light.

The same display using new technology consists ofseven layers. Two of the outer ones encapsulate the device, and four more are layers of electrodes. In the very center of this layer cake is a light emitting layer. True, it is still limited in colors - the picture can be red, yellow, green or blue.

So far, the displays have been developed not the mostlarge. At the moment, they can be used in trackers, as the film is easy to fix on the skin. In the future, the technology could be used to create interactive screens or even 3D landscapes on a map.