Graphene e-Paper

A new type of electronic paper has been developed that is more pliable than other e-papers, while offering better intensity, contrast and transmittance. The new graphene based material is also highly energy efficient and thinner than liquid crystal displays, making it ideal for use in a wide range of portable devices such as e-book readers, watches and smartphones, as well as digital signs, billboards and electronic shelf labels.

Unlike currently available e-papers which use rare and expensive component metals like indium, graphene e-paper is derived from carbon, making it much more cost effective to produce. At the atomic scale, graphene is a two-dimensional, honey-comb lattice only 0.335 nanometers thick. It’s an excellent conductor of electricity and heat, but is also the world’s strongest and lightest material.

All of this adds up to a breakthrough material that could finally catapult e-paper into mainstream use.