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Ink Breakthrough Heralds Bendy PC Screens

Posted by timothy on from the 1001-positions-for-computing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers claim to have developed a type of soluble semiconductor ink which could help to make bendable computer screens a reality. Developed at Polyera and BASF Future Business, the ink carries an N-Type negative charge. Previously, semiconductor inks have only been able to carry a positive charge. The new ink can be printed onto any flexible material, including plastic and paper, using only a modified ink-jet printer."

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  1. How much will this new ink cost? by Swordopolis · · Score: 5, Funny

    As if I didn't already spend enough money on those damn cartridges.

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    1. Re:How much will this new ink cost? by JCSoRocks · · Score: 5, Funny

      Can't be more than the $8,000 a gallon we're all currently paying.

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  2. Re:Remind me again... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well obviously it's so that we can... umm.. well, you see a screen that bends would be... Oh I know! You could use one for... Hey, what's that behind you? *runs away*

  3. Holy crap! by pushing-robot · · Score: 4, Funny

    the ink carries an N-Type negative charge. Previously, semiconductor inks have only been able to carry a positive charge.

    Do you have any idea what this means?! The possibilities are mind-boggling! You'll be able to put the batteries in backwards!

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    1. Re:Holy crap! by Angst+Badger · · Score: 2, Funny

      Finally, Trekkies are vindicated. You can reverse the polarity!

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  4. Re:"Could" help, yeah. by VeNoM0619 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yea, and leaving my house "could lead to" a girlfriend, but who wants to take that chance?

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  5. Re:Uhm... by idontgno · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I think the crucial difference between what TFA is talking about and you're talking about is bendable screens that keep working after you bend them.

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  6. Without reading the article... by lewp · · Score: 4, Funny

    3-5 years away? Am I right?

    If only I lived 3-5 years from now...

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  7. Re:Remind me again... by amRadioHed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bah. If stone tablets were good enough for the 10 Commandments, they're good enough for me.

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  8. Re:Remind me again... by troll8901 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... imagine touching a hyperlink with your finger on a page to read more about an article ... with a "more" link at the bottom of each article.

    And readers can comment on each article, and rate one another's comments up or down, and label them as Interesting, Insightful, etc.

    Now do you see how this could be used?

    Not really. Who's going to use such features?

  9. Re:Remind me again... by jlidberg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally you can get a working printscreen on your pc

  10. Re:Breakthrough Screens and Women by Richy_T · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wider than they are tall?

  11. Specific eh? by idontneedanickname · · Score: 2, Funny

    This new form of N-type ink, made by dissolving a specific molecule in a certain solvent...

    Specific reporting like that is why I keep frequenting certain websites.