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New Electronic Display to Be Used on Clothes and Beer
Cans
One of the latest inventions in the
field of light emitting devices might change the way people light their homes
and design clothes. The device represents a thin film of plastic able to
conduct electricity and create solar power.
Scientists working on the international
project are looking forward to bring the organic light emitting devices to the
masses. Thus the invention could significantly cut costs by billions of dollars
each year.
Due to the fact that the organic
light emitting devices are very thin and flexible, electronic display screens
could be easily created on nearly every material, thus, for example, clothing
could, for the first time in history, display specific electronic information.
There are various ways of using the
this OLED, like for example change the color of clothes, beer can would be able
to display various sports results. In addition the OLED is much more efficient
than the light bulb used today.
Currently these devices are applied
in mobile phones and MP3 players. However, such OLED is not quite reliable for
large TV or computer screens.
In order to make the device more
efficient so later to launch it to mass market, the international consortium of
researches, Modecom, headed by the University of Bath, United Kingdom, started a three-year
project which will cost about $1,700,000.
Modecom comprises 13 groups from 9
universities and two companies. There are three groups from the United Kingdom,
six groups from the United States and one group from China and one each from
three European countries including Belgium, Italy and Denmark. Only the
European countries and China will receive financial aid from the European
Union.
The coordinator of Modecom is Dr
Alison Walker, who represents the Department of Physics of the University of
Bath. "This is a long-term project, and the contributions of many
scientists are needed for its success ... Success in achieving the goals of
cheap, efficient and long lasting devices is essential as we must do everything
we can to reduce our energy costs," he stated.
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