Stretchable Displays: From Concept Toward Reality

摘要

In the future, we may be able to remove a small display from our pocket and stretch it to create a larger screen, like something that would happen in a Hollywood movie. It seems exciting! If we want to do this with state-of-the-art, high-information (a few hundred ppi resolution) displays today and in the near future, we may find it very difficult. However, if we start with a low-resolution (maybe around 100 ppi) display and add a small percentage of stretching functionality, we might have more freedom in terms of form factor and various creative applications. Such a display could be attached conformably to any artistically designed, curved surfaces, even those with different curvatures in several directions, such as the inner or outer surfaces of vehicles, furniture, utensils, houses, and buildings.