A fresh type of light-emitting diode can be hustle up , squashed and stretched , but still stay lit . The research squad that developed the LED say it can be used for bumper ride bracken lights or even paradiddle - upcomputer displays .
constitutional LED are usually comfortable to bring about and much smaller , so they are used for thing like cell earphone screens and outside display . Inorganic LEDs are enceinte , so they are used in things like dealings visible radiation and flashlight . Inorganic LED , however , are more get-up-and-go efficient and brighter than their constituent counterparts . And this discovery has made these inorganic LEDs a good deal more flexible , too .
The LEDs are built on top of a reusable wafer layer , set in what the team shout a “ sacrificial layer . ” The sacrificial layer is dissolved , and the LEDs can be mounted on a wide motley of substratum . The result is a flexible sheet of tiny energy - efficient LEDs .
The raw inorganic LEDs are small enough to promise higher resolving displays and varied covering . They are 20 microns across and 2 microns tall , making them smaller than a tiny cross - discussion section of a human hair . With a small more development , these LEDs could become a slender , bendy , roll - up computer presentation .
Flexible , Stretchable LEDs Promise Better Displays [ Discovery News ]
( figure : D. Stevenson and C. Conway/ University of Illinois )
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