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New Nano-flat screen technology

Posted by Hemos on from the uber-cool dept.

A reader writes "An Australian research division has found a way to align nanotubes for use in flat screen LCDs. The group has struck a deal with an Austrian company called Electrovac, which plans to make new screens which can be hung on walls or folded up. " They claim that the screens are at least five years out. Darn.

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  1. Speaking of flat screens - UV LCDs? by GSearle · · Score: 2

    This company invented the LCD, but has anybody heard anything about the ultraviolet LCD? This technology uses a UV backlight, an LCD array, and color phosphors instead of color filters.

    It's supposed to be much more efficient than standard LCDs, since you aren't throwing away so much light through color filters, and UV passes through the liquid crystals more effectively. The phospors make the display look like a CRT, and the viewing-angle problem goes away.

    I haven't been able to find any more news about this technology since first hearing about it through some news source... Has anybody else heard anything about this?