SHAKE up a cocktail of solder, LEDs and copper-coated plastic in a tiny tumbler of hot water and you’ll end up with a flexible electronic display that will hug any shape. This partly self-assembling display screen is the latest idea from a team at Harvard University which has already made working cylindrical displays using this bizarre technique.
Reliable displays that can be mounted on strangely shaped surfaces would be a boon to consumer electronics companies, who are always looking for new gadget ideas. Heiko Jacobs, the leader of the Harvard team, says new displays would be ideal for pen-shaped cellphones…
