Samsung's New Carbon Nanotube Color E-Paper 87
Iddo Genuth writes to tell us that Samsung and Unidym have shown the world's first carbon nanotube-based color e-paper. Interestingly, the new film is electrically conductive while remaining almost completely translucent and only 50 nanometers thick. "The company also mentions that the EPD [electrophoretic displays] has important advantages over conventional flat panel displays. EPDs have very low power consumption and bright light readability, which means that even under bright lights or sunlight, the user would be able to view the display clearly. Furthermore, since the device uses the thin CNT films, applications can include e-paper and displays with thin, flexible substrates. Power consumption is lowered due to the EPD's ability to reflect light and therefore able to preserve text or images on the display without frequently refreshing."
Backlight (Score:5, Funny)
It conspicuously says nothing about whether you can apply a backlight to it.
But front-light readability is great for us Slashdotters who go outside and work :)
Re:Backlight (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, I'm sure both of you are ecstatic.
obvious use (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Backlight (Score:5, Funny)
Carbon Nanotubes? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Carbon Nanotubes (Score:4, Funny)
You're not quite right. We also have a dozen new ways to produce them cheaply, quickly, and efficiently each year, but never see any mass production. Why? I don't know, they never follow up on the almost monthly articles about the newest, cheapest way to produce nanotubes. I would call out a government conspiracy, but I only have the energy to fight 3 or 4 conspiracies at a time. So I'm guessing it's probably just media hype. you know, so we can think the world will become perfect any day now, so we can stop worrying and calm down and accept the government's rule over our lives. You know, cuz it's a big conspiracy. Down with big brother!!!
Re:E-Paper is Pants? (Score:1, Funny)
pants is the worst slang I've ever heard. i hope all british people die.
Re:E-Paper is Pants? (Score:5, Funny)
i hope all british people die.
You will be delighted to discover that all British people do, in fact, die.
For the men, you need only wait 76.9 years before death is statistically likely; for the females it's a slightly longer period of eager anticipation: 81.2 years on average before your wish is fulfilled.
Jolly good show, eh, old boy?
Re:completely translucent (Score:1, Funny)
So now in "rock, paper, scissors" paper beats everything?