Researchers tout spreadable, self-powered OLEDs
By Donald Melanson 
posted May 15th 2008 5:41PM
posted May 15th 2008 5:41PM
It looks like we could one day be buying our OLED displays by the jar or the bucket-full, at least if some researchers from Sumitomo Chemical and Mitsubishi Chemical have their way. They're now working on what they describe as "spreadable" OLEDs, which could either be spread or "painted" on virtually any surface, leaving an OLED screen that would be just 100nm thick. As if that wasn't enough, the spreadable concoction would also double as a solar panel that'd keep the OLEDs powered, something that's apparently possible due to the "similar, but opposite, principles" that OLEDs and solar cells work on. What's more, while the two companies are apparently still in the early stages of research, they say they're aiming to have usable prototypes ready within the next two years. [Via OLED Info]
Is it that hard to do a slight blur and a touch of noise?
Does the whining ever stop? Don't you have anything better to do? I bet the Engadget editors do, which is why it's a quick photochop, not a work of art.
Good god.
No and no, and probably, and I don't care.
"I don't care", that's a good one. You obviously care enough to whine about it, right?
Yeah....you caught me :
it would make one expensive piece of toast.
this would give new meaning to the term 'party in your mouth'
Awesome! This solves 2 of the 5 problems humanity still faces! Yippie!
"...Now let's drop this giant ball of oil out the window."
This sounds promising, but they can't market it as cream cheese.
Add to your toothpaste for a "smile that lights up the room"...
Kraft?!
C'mon, everyone knows Philadelphia owns the cream cheese market.
Philadelphia cream cheese is made and distributed by Kraft. That's a Philadelphia container right there, in fact.
Kevlar's right - Philadelphia is a brand name under Kraft. Look carefully next time.
http://www.highlandfarms.ca/images/food/grocery/Kraft_PhiladelphiaCreamCheese_133307.gif
I think kraft/philly pretty much has the cream cheese market covered, can't think of any other brands besides generic, which is probably made at the same place as kraft.
Sorry, I meant "OLED" not Kraft.
But I became the butt of my own joke, lol.
Or, add to your KY for that "shaft of light' effect...
Wow, if Teflon causes cancer eating this stuff must give some sort of super cancer... or superpowers!
I'm hoping for superpowers myself.
introducing ambient light man, with just enough light to ruin your new astronomy hobby
It'd be weird to have your belly glowing in the dark...
Ever seen Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves?
I'm much more interested in spray on solar panels at this point that OLEDs. Imagine your plug-in hybrid with a solar cell paint job sitting in the parking lot while you're working...
I don't see why you couldn't use this to paint your car too.
imagine your solar powered hybrid that changes colors depending on your mood....and on that point imagine the safety implications! I mean if at night your car gave off a nice glow you would be way more visible than with just two tail lights....
Hmm. Think of the graffiti!!!
LOL how bout the final, floating product in the toilet bowl! thats hilarious right there...
"So I see you had corn recently."
I can imagine just how toxic this will be.
MMMMM......... Spread OLED... DROOOOOLLLL
Spread kind of messy for me. Can I spray it like PAM instead?
Better yet, it would be nice I could spit it out from my mouth. “Hehe, I just put an OLED on your face!”
how do you hook zee wires?
Yeah thats the only catch. Once you hook up the cables, tuner, power supply, etc., starts to limit what you can put it on.
Well, I guess IF (probably a big if) its solar powerd it needs a battery and not necessarily a power converter.
how cool would it be if they did this with descrete components, you could just draw a circuit on a piece of cardboard, along with a drawn on solar cell...
and the next invention is OLED Tattoos
they should make this into a pave-able substance. you could have interactive light up streets for one. Even better the photovoltaic ability could allow our gigantic highway and road systems to function as solar generators!
horray for chemistry!
Neat!
Kleenex with OLEDs so your nose wont be red!
...and the latest in green technology, to reuse your monitor just spread some OLED on it, um to taste...
If you think of it, it makes sense to wash away the old burnt OLED off the monitor and spread new OLED stuff, IF it works like that.
Whoa! This is big ... if it happens for real!!!!! I can easily imagine huuuuuuuuge electronic graffiti all over the world!