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11.09.09

A Display with a View

Transparent OLEDs could turn your living-room window into a high-def TV
By Elizabeth Svoboda Posted 03.13.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

Sleek, wall-mounted plasma screens might seem like viewing nirvana now, but what if a picture window could double as a flat-screen TV? Or what if your car´s GPS system could be displayed on your windshield? Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have invented a transparent OLED (organic light-emitting diode) that will allow just that, transforming any clear surface into a see-through display.

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