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OLEDs May Generate Electricity

Posted by timothy on from the another-step-toward-off-grid-computing dept.

NewmansDaddy writes: "According to a PCMag article, 'When the OLEDs are working as a display, you apply electricity to the materials and they emit light. It turns out, however, that if you apply light to these devices, you can get them to produce electricity; in other words, they will run backward...'"

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  1. not both by bearbones · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Read the article

    It says that to generate electricity it needs to be formulated differently.

    So you get a display or a solar cell, not both.

    But, maybe they can work on an new proccess that does both.

  2. Bah humbug by BoBaBrain · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In the same way that a speaker will work as a microphone?

    Just because it's possible doesn't make it a good idea or even news...

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    I am a Karma Library.
  3. Bad Consequences? by SanLouBlues · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hopefully they don't work too well. Otherwise a flash photograph could fry the display chip on OLED using pdas. I guess they might need to start surge supressing the display.