A paperlike LCD - thin, flexible, tough and cheap

Optoelectronic engineers have manufactured a special type of liquid crystal display (LCD) that is paper-thin, flexible, light and tough. With this, a daily newspaper could be uploaded onto a flexible paperlike display that could be updated as fast as the news cycles.

Nanoplatelets could make TVs more energy efficient

Researchers have discovered new optical properties in sheet-like materials that could eventually make flat-screen televisions, laptops and other light-emitting appliances more energy-efficient.

Knitting electronics with yarn batteries

When someone thinks about knitting, they usually don't conjure up an image of sweaters and scarves made of yarn that can power watches and lights. But that's just what one group is reporting.

New glass-like polymer could conduct electricity for transparent electronics

Researchers have created a transparent polymer film that also conducts electricity, introducing an inexpensive organic material for applications such as the screens of electronic devices.

The future of photonics using quantum dots

Quantum-dot lasers are promising for integrated photonic circuits.

New nanotweezers open door to innovations in medicine, mobile tech

Scientists have developed opto-thermoelectric nanotweezers (OTENT) that will help lead to a greater understanding of matter and biological systems and open a range of possibilities for fundamental and technical innovation in nanophotonics.

Exploring the thermoelectric properties of tin selenide nanostructures

Researchers discover that nanometer-thick tin selenide crafted in thin films of connected ?nanoflakes? shows promise for thermoelectric energy conversion.