Researchers have developed electronic 'paper' that is less than a micrometre thin and works like a Kindle¹ tablet - but requires far less energy. 

 

研发人员已研制出电子“纸片”，厚度不足一微米，功能可与Kindle平板相当，不过其能耗更低。

 

The bendable display reflects light to produce as many colours as an LED screen, and unlike the latter, it thrives in brightly lit areas. 

 

The team has so far built and tested a few pixels of the material, and while it's not yet ready for application, they say manufacturing a product with the display is likely soon to come.

 

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology stumbled upon the combination to create the electronic display while working on placing conductive polymers on nanostructures. 

 

The thin, flexible material relies on the polymers' ability to control how light is absorbed and reflected. 

 

These polymers cover the surface of the material, and guide electric signals throughout the full display to create high resolution images. 

 

The results are described in a paper published to the journal Advanced Materials.

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