Flexible screens expected to inspire a host of new devices
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 15:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Later this year, Hewlett-Packard researchers say, they expect to deliver to the U.S. Army a working prototype of what they're calling a "Dick Tracy wristwatch" - a lightweight, wearable device that soldiers in the field can use to view digital maps and other data on a flexible plastic screen that won't shatter or crack like glass.