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Flexible Organic Light Emitting Display
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This flexible organic light emitting display (or FOLEDTM) was developed by Universal Display Corporation (UDC). The passive matrix display is fabricated on a sheet of plastic 0.175 mm thick. It has a resolution of 80 dpi (dots per inch) and 64 levels of gray scale, and is able to show full motion video. The FOLEDTM was invented by Professor Stephen Forrest and his research team at Princeton University and is now under development at UDC. [Image is from a group of 14 related images; to view the others, search for "electronic and photonic."]
More about this Image
Once the target of solely experimental research, the electronic and photonic components that are crafted from organic chemicals now drive major markets. Uses for the scalable, light weight technologies range from the billion-dollar photo-conductive film industry to the growing market for solid-state lighting, such as LEDs (light-emitting diodes).
Organic electronics and photonics applications that are still in development may have an even broader impact, serving as flexible electronics, biologically compatible devices, solid-state lighting, and chemical sensors as well as devices yet to be conceived.
In January 2003, the National Science Foundation sponsored a workshop in which experts from both industry and universities came together to discuss the future of the field. Some of the highlights discussed by participants were new developments, changing directions in research, and the needs facing investigators as they train the next generation of engineers.
For further information, see NSF Media Advisory PA/M 03-03.
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| Credit: |
Courtesy Universal Display Corporation |
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2001 |
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Categories:
MATERIALS RESEARCH / Photonics
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No additional restrictions--beyond NSF's general restrictions--have been placed on this image. For a list of general restrictions that apply to this and all images in the NSF Image Library, see the section "Conditions".
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