Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Where science and industry meet

IMAGINE: a newspaper 'printed' on a foldable plastic touch-screen. A paper that can be carries in a pocket and checked for instant news at any time, because of its built-in mobile receiver. A paper powered by ultra-thin polymer batteries.

Is this a dream come true? Not yet, but a lot of talented scientists and engineers around the world are working towards just such a device. And this is just one of the many, fabulous, new applications of plastic electronics that could leave labs and fabs for consumer markets any time now.

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