Skin-Like Display

[jos]

A fully flexible colour display inspired by chameleon skin has been developed by a team in Florida. Its creators say it could be used to alter soldiers' camouflage instantly, allow normal clothes to change colour, or create low-powered e-reader screens. The colour change is achieved by applying different voltage levels to the display.

Previous attempts at creating similar technology produced displays that could produce only a limited colour palette.

Prof Chanda said his technology was the first to offer the full RGB colour model - red, green and blue.

The design of the display had been inspired by nature, he said.

"All manmade displays - LCD, LED, CRT - are rigid, brittle and bulky," he said.

"But you look at an octopus, they can create colour on the skin itself, covering a complex body contour, and it's stretchable and flexible.

"That was the motivation, 'Can we take some inspiration from biology and create a skin-like display?'"

The display is extremely lightweight - thinner than a human hair.

 

 

 

Now go to party select a cool outfit on the go... Then the dress designers can sell designs online for new designs. new fashions in minutes..

 

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33270205

[Sauron]

This could be the natural successor of smartwatches. Think about it - why wear a dedicated wristband if you could have a phone-sized screen embedded in your clothes or even simply applied to your arm as a second skin?

[Spongy141]

Cool, how long until we will actually see this being used though?

[NumLock21]

Cool, how long until we will actually see this being used though?

Probably before the Time Pyramid is completed

[Prysin]

This could be the natural successor of smartwatches. Think about it - why wear a dedicated wristband if you could have a phone-sized screen embedded in your clothes or even simply applied to your arm as a second skin?

Smart-Skin -> a fun idea, til someone hacks it

[NumLock21]

The Emperor's New Clothes 2.0