Slashdot Mirror
Graphene Based Display Paves Way For Semi-Transparent Electronic Devices
hypnosec writes University of Manchester and University of Sheffield researchers have managed to produce the first graphene-based LED displays, which could pave the way for efficient, flexible and semi-transparent electronic devices. The research, published in scientific journal Nature Materials [abstract; article is paywalled], shows how graphene displays and related 2D materials could be utilised to create light emitting devices for the next-generation of mobile phones, tablets and televisions to make them incredibly thin and durable. The LED device was constructed by combining different 2D crystals and emits light from across its whole surface. Being so thin, at only 10-40 atoms thick, these new components could form the basis for the first generation of semi-transparent smart devices.
So you can see the chips and battery inside of it ?
Good frigging question
OLED would work well if it didn't have such a bad half-life (at least if the blue component didn't have a bad half-life) which causes the display to turn yellow as it ages. I haven't heard anybody discuss what the half-life of graphene is though, so it could be just as bad.