Posted on Monday, October 11 2010 @ 4:31 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Engadget
reports researchers from Gamma Dynamics and the University of Cincinnati have developed a new electrofluidic e-paper technology that promises much better response times and 70 percent of the reflectivity of real paper. The technology can be produced in an LCD manufacturing facility, but it's not expected to be ready for manufacturing until 2013.
The tech is similar to that in E Ink but, instead of simple microcapsules having both black and white ink plus a clear oil, the Gamma Dynamics pixels have a colored fluid in a pixel that's split by a reflective sheet. Using voltage applied to these pixels the ink can be forced up above or pulled down below the reflective separator, forming an image in a video-capable 20ms and delivering a near paper-matching 70 percent reflectivity.
