Coming to a store near you: A flat-screen TV that can be rolled up and put in your pocket
By PAMELA OWEN
Last updated at 1:24 PM on 11th December 2011
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Flat screen TVs that can be rolled up and stored in a draw of put in your pocket will soon be a reality.
The new technology which was developed by a team of British scientists is known as quantum dots and can be used to make ultra-thin televisions.
It certainly is a step up from the super-thin OLED screen that was unveiled by Sony last year.
Thing of the past: Sony unveiled a super-thin OLED screen in 2010 but the new quantum dots technology is far more advanced
The quantum dot technology is light emitting particles which are 100,000 times smaller than the width of a human strand of hair will be printed onto flexible plastic that can be rolled up or even printed onto large sheets of paper to create giant screens.
Because of its small size a quantum dot allows the manufacturer to determine the wavelength of the emission which then determines the colour of light the human eye can see.
As a result the dots can be tuned during a production to emit any colour.
Scientists at Nanoco in Manchester are now working with major Asian electronic companies and the first televisions using the new technology are expected to hit the shelves by the end of next year.
The flexible screens are expected to take slightly longer and could be in the shops over the next three years.
The company will not reveal exactly who they are working with but it is believed that Sony, Sharp, Samsung and LG are all working on quantum dot technology.
Most televisions produced have a liquid crystal display (LCD) which are lit by light-emitting diodes (LED) with a screen that is a few inches thick.
Using the quantum dot technology would mean televisions are lighter and thinner than ever before.
Chief executive of Nanoco, a company set up by scientists at Manchester University, told the Sunday Telegraph: 'The real advantage provided by quantum dots, however, is that they can be printed on to a plastic sheet that can be rolled up.
'It is likely these will be small personal devices to begin with. Something else we are looking at is reels of wallpaper or curtains made out of a material that has quantum dots printed on it.
'You can imagine displaying scenes of the sun rising over a beach as you wake up in the morning.'
Samsung is believed to be one of the companies which is working on quantum dot technology
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2072683/Sony-OLED-Flat-screen-TV-rolled-pocket.html#ixzz1gEphgaYY
By PAMELA OWEN
Last updated at 1:24 PM on 11th December 2011
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Flat screen TVs that can be rolled up and stored in a draw of put in your pocket will soon be a reality.
The new technology which was developed by a team of British scientists is known as quantum dots and can be used to make ultra-thin televisions.
It certainly is a step up from the super-thin OLED screen that was unveiled by Sony last year.
Thing of the past: Sony unveiled a super-thin OLED screen in 2010 but the new quantum dots technology is far more advanced
The quantum dot technology is light emitting particles which are 100,000 times smaller than the width of a human strand of hair will be printed onto flexible plastic that can be rolled up or even printed onto large sheets of paper to create giant screens.
Because of its small size a quantum dot allows the manufacturer to determine the wavelength of the emission which then determines the colour of light the human eye can see.
As a result the dots can be tuned during a production to emit any colour.
Scientists at Nanoco in Manchester are now working with major Asian electronic companies and the first televisions using the new technology are expected to hit the shelves by the end of next year.
The flexible screens are expected to take slightly longer and could be in the shops over the next three years.
The company will not reveal exactly who they are working with but it is believed that Sony, Sharp, Samsung and LG are all working on quantum dot technology.
Most televisions produced have a liquid crystal display (LCD) which are lit by light-emitting diodes (LED) with a screen that is a few inches thick.
Using the quantum dot technology would mean televisions are lighter and thinner than ever before.
Chief executive of Nanoco, a company set up by scientists at Manchester University, told the Sunday Telegraph: 'The real advantage provided by quantum dots, however, is that they can be printed on to a plastic sheet that can be rolled up.
'It is likely these will be small personal devices to begin with. Something else we are looking at is reels of wallpaper or curtains made out of a material that has quantum dots printed on it.
'You can imagine displaying scenes of the sun rising over a beach as you wake up in the morning.'
Samsung is believed to be one of the companies which is working on quantum dot technology
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2072683/Sony-OLED-Flat-screen-TV-rolled-pocket.html#ixzz1gEphgaYY
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