close
close

Semainede4jours

Real-time news, timeless knowledge

New Super Flexible OLED Could Make Cars and Even Clothing More Sci-Fi
bigrus

New Super Flexible OLED Could Make Cars and Even Clothing More Sci-Fi

LG Display, the display manufacturing arm of the Korean electronics giant, introduced a new flexible OLED display that can stretch up to 50% and stick to fabric.

The 12-inch prototype screen can extend up to 18 inches and has red, green and blue pixels at a density of 100 pixels per inch. This is not very high: In comparison, usually 300 on smartphone and 500ppi.

The company says the new display includes contact lens technology as well as a micro LED light source. repeatedly stretched more than 10,000 timesthe company said.

LG Display makes its debut stretchable OLED It’s at Seoul Fashion Week in September, but it’s unclear if it’s the same. The company did not immediately respond to CNET’s request for comment.

We do not expect to see these screens on televisions. Instead, LG Display has proposed applications such as convex touchscreens for cars or wearable displays worn on uniforms to provide real-time information.