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August 03, 2016

KAIST develops ultrathin, transparent oxide thin-film transistors for wearable display
Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) Aug 3, 2016
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, strong demand has grown for wearable and transparent displays that can be applied to various fields such as augmented reality (AR) and skin-like thin flexible devices. However, previous flexible transparent displays have posed real challenges to overcome, which are, among others, poor transparency and low electrical performance. To improve the transparency and performance, past research efforts have tried to use inorganic-based electronics, but ... read more

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