Electronic paper is moving rapidly closer to reality as samples of the flexible electronic displays on plastic less than 1mm thick are now being displayed. The Cambridge University’s pollsters feels proud to announce key gains in its polymer technology research by producing a metal structure that you can enfold into a tube from a flat surface. The availability of such material structure would fetch a range of new capabilities that have long been predicted but have not yet been achieved. The coworkers got inspiration from children’s toy “flick” or “snap” bracelet that retains its physical dimensions after being twisted.
The researchers are willing to deploy such a terrific metal to the electronic displays, reusable packaging, roll-up keyboards and temporary shelters. They have made use of a copper alloy to create this metal.
One of the pollsters, Dr Keith Seffen said:
If you think of bending a ruler, when you bend it you are changing its shape and also the stress within the structure. The shape and stress are interconnected - the more shape changes, the greater the stress become, until eventually the object fails.
I think the idea carry the advantage of the elasticity-coefficient of the metal. I don’t remember it well whether it should be large or small to boost the elasticity of metal.
Via: news.bbc
