Electrofluidic Displays
Electrofluidic displays are a new approach for e-books that for the first time allows electronic switching of pigments with the same brilliance as printed media.
No technology, including the Amazon Kindle, is able to match the full color and video capability of an electrofluidic display.
A wide array of products are possible, including portable electronics, e-books, electronic-windows, color-changing cell-phone cases, point-of-purchase displays, and adaptive camouflage.
This technology was developed by a partnership between the University of Cincinnati, Sun Chemical (Cincinnati), and PolymerVision (The Netherlands).
The technology has been featured globally through numerous outlets including US News and World Report, Technology Review, Nature, and Scientific American, to name a few.
Most importantly, electrofluidic displays are constructed in a manner that will allow for manufacturing here in Southwest Ohio. The total economic opportunity for Ohio is in the range of several Billions of dollars in annual revenues.
Two descriptions are available and can be externally accessed as the May 1st press release: www.gammadynamics.net/090401-Press_Release.pdf, or at an article by Technology Review: www.technologyreview.com/computing/22545/
Additional information can be found at the UC Novel devices laboratory: www.ece.uc.edu/devices, or by Googling “electrofluidic display”. Before April 24th, that term generated 5 hits, 2 weeks later >50,000 hits, which is a testament to the global excitement generated by public unveiling of this new technology.
Submitted By:
- Jason Heikenfeld