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Transparent Transistors Printed On Paper

MTorrice writes "To make light-weight, inexpensive electronics using renewable materials, scientists have turned to a technology that is almost 2,000 years old: paper. Researchers fabricated organic transistors on a transparent, exceptionally smooth type of paper called nanopaper. This material has cellulose fibers that are only 10 nm in diameter. The nanopaper transistors are about 84% transparent, and their performance decreases only slightly when bent."

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  1. 2000 year old tech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "technology that is almost 2,000 years old: paper."

    Call me when they can use ePaper to do it.