Image: Plastic Logic makes backplanes for e-paper. From Nature News:
E-readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Readers have brought e-paper to the masses. With bright screens, contrast and resolution that rivals that of ink on paper and a reflective display that can be read even in bright sunlight, the devices make reading much more comfortable than on a computer screen.
But with small, rigid, black-and-white glass screens, these first-generation devices are just the starting point for a new industry. A swarm of companies, including big names such as Hitachi, Fujitsu and Hewlett-Packard, is racing to develop bigger e-paper devices that are flexible and can display colour and video.
Read more ....
